Welcome to Florida, the most unfriendly gay state in the nation (arguably?). Aside from the most obvious gay hating aspect of our state: Florida has no statewide law prohibiting discrimination; its constitution prohibits gay marriage; and, it is the only state in the union that forbids gays from adopting children. Pretty shitty huh? Second class humans just because they're gay.
Now we learn that the state legislature is actually gonna penalize film makers who have gay characters in their film by denying them tax credits which essentially says: Keep your fags outta Florida you elitist film makers! I think it's time us South Floridians came together and seceded from our masters in the pan-handle, Tallahassee. If there any evidence that they are just so completely out of touch with us Southerners then Think Progress has details.
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Florida Together Urges Florida Legislature to Remove Provision from Proposed Bill
House Bill 697 and Senate Bill 1430, filed in January for the 2010 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, would revise the state's financial incentive program to provide tax credits to the film industry, but an additional "family friendly" credit would be provided only if film makers censor films to avoid certain subject matters, including depiction of "non-traditional family values". The provision could cause filmmakers who film in Florida to avoid depictions of non-traditional families such as gay families, single-parent families, families where grandkids are raised by their grandparents, etc.
Real-life families come in all shapes and sizes. Marginalizing single-parent families, gay families and other non-traditional families by instituting 1950's-style movie censorship does nothing to support real-life families or help Florida's struggling economy.
Florida Together learned of the problematic language after the House Economic Development Policy Committee voted unanimously to move the House bill out of that committee last Wednesday on March 3, 2010.
We then immediately engaged some of Florida Together's local member organizations, such as SAVE Dade and Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, to oppose this provision of the proposed bill, making use of positive relationships with legislators from their local regions.
Since learning of the problematic language last Wednesday, we communicated with several legislators, including some bill sponsors, and continued to do so as recently as today. What we learned from the sponsors we've spoken to, including Democrats and Republicans, was that each expressed surprise and concern when we told them the bill included the "non-traditional family" language, and each agreed to look into this right away.
According to the Palm Beach Post, Chairwoman Jennifer Carroll, R-Fleming Island, who praised the bill for promoting "positive social aspects" when her committee voted for the bill, later she didn't know about the prohibition on family-friendly credits, and that the language should be changed.
"What someone could see as a traditional family value could be different for another person," Carroll was quoted as saying in the Post. "We'll have to delve into that."
Florida Together will be working with our members and partners on trying to get the problematic language changed through the committee process over the next few days. If that does not resolve the problem, our community and organizations will need to work together to draw attention and opposition to the problematic language in this bill.
Ted Howard, Executive Director
Florida Together is the advocacy arm of Florida Together Federation, a federation of local organizations. Florida Together's website is coming soon. In the meantime, if you want to learn more about Florida Together Federation, our 501(c)3 arm, visit that website at http://outfl.org/, or visit the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=48497576155. Please note that Florida Together and Florida Together Federation are affiliated, but separate and distinct legal entities.
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