Vote No On Gainesville Charter Amendment 1

Mcmonabagle, on the Feministing community blog, informs Florida feminists of Charter Amendment 1 in Gainsville. If the amendment is approved by voters then gays, lesbians and transgender people would be denied civil rights. That is literally how the amendment is written.

SHALL THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO PROHIBIT THE ADOPTION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS, RULES OR POLICIES THAT PROVIDE PROTECTED STATUS, PREFERENCES OR DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS BASED ON CLASSIFICATIONS, CHARACTERISTICS OR ORIENTATIONS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE FLORIDA CIVIL RIGHTS ACT? THE ACT RECOGNIZES RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, HANDICAP, MARITAL AND FAMILIAL STATUS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS AMENDMENT VOIDS EXISTING ORDINANCES CONCERNING SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AND OTHER ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT WITH THIS AMENDMENT.

Mcmonabagle is urging Gainsville residents to vote no. I am doing the same. History has always proven it is wrong to oppress the civil rights of law-abiding Americans. Unfortunately, many let xenophobia dictate their beliefs.