Rallies against Amendment 2 set

November 13th, 2008 | Category: Florida Politics Blog

The Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus has scheduled what it calls a "Shame On 2 Rally" for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square in downtown Tampa. A press release says the rally is for "Frustrated and Disillusioned Fair-Minded Floridians" who opposed the amendment that bans homosexual marriage in Florida. The amendment passed by a large margin during the general election.

According to the press release: "Voters may have succeeded in enshrining devout beliefs into our state’s structure. However,

promises were made that existing domestic partner benefits and rights of heterosexual and same-gender couples would not be stripped absent. Our presence at the rally will serve to remind voters of these promises and that they must be kept."

Organizers say the rally coincides with events scheduled all through Florida and other parts of the country. In St. Petersburg, the rally begins at 1:30 p.m. at reflect Lake.