80+ orgs in Florida sign on to the National Equality March

Organizations United Together (OUT), a federation of LGBT and allied organizations dedicated to achieving equality and justice for LGBT Floridians has just announced that it endorses the National Equality March, which is on October 11. A list of the orgs is in a table below the fold. An update on the March itself: Major national LGBT organizations including the Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) have endorsed the march as have local and state grassroots organizations like Join the Impact Chicago, One Struggle One Fight and Freedom Democrats of Miami-Dade. October 11 has been observed as "National Coming Out Day" since 1988. As well, this year commemorates the 30th anniversary of the first March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. "We're marching this October to demand action from the Federal government to protect our rights in all fifty states," said Kip Williams, one of the organizers. "Real equality can only come from the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court." Equality Across America brings together veteran movement activists such as David Mixner, Torie Osborn, Cleve Jones, Anne Northrop and Nadine Smith, with new organizers like Williams and Robin McGehee, who lead the successful "Meet in the Middle" rally in Fresno, California following the California Supreme Court decision on Proposition 8. "We've got people from the Stonewall generation to the Facebook generation working together to win real equality," said McGehee. "We're tired of compromises and delays." ...Lt. Dan Choi, also a member of the march steering committee, is working to ensure a strong presence by LGBT and straight veterans at the march. "The majority of Americans reject discrimination in the armed forces, it's time for Congress and the Administration to move on this and all issues of equality for LGBT Americans." Be Real, Inc. www.berealorlando.org BLAST (Bi, Lesbian, and Straight Together) Women of the Palm Beaches www.meetup.com/BLASTwpb Capital City GLBTA Democratic Caucus Central Florida Gay & Lesbian Law Association www.cfglla.org Central Florida Law office of Jonas Urbo, P.A. www.GayProbate.com, http://www.jonasurba.com/ Compass www.compassglcc.com Dolphin Democrats Embracing Our Differences www.embracingourdifferences.org FirstCoast MCC Florida Safe Schools Alliance - South Florida www.safeschoolssouthflorida.org Gateway Project www.gatewayproject@bellsouth.net Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Central Florida www.glbcc.org GaYBOR District Coalition www.GaYBOR.com GLSEN Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network - Tampa www.glsen.org/tampa Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus Holy Spirit Ecumenical Catholic Church www.holyspiritecc.org Hope Unites United Church of Christ www.hopeunites.com HRC Human Rights Campaign - Orlando HRC Human Rights Campaign - South Florida Human Rights Council of North Central Florida IMPACT Florida - Pinellas IMPACT Tallahassee JASMYN Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc. www.jasmyn.org Lakeland Youth Alliance Polk City Log Cabin Republicans - Orlando Metropolitan Business Association www.MBAorlando.org NOW National Organization for Women - North Palm Beach County Orlando Gay Chorus www.orlandogaychorus.org Orlando Youth Alliance www.orlandoyouthalliance.org/index.cfm Oviedo High School Gay/Straight Alliance Palm Beach County Human Rights Council PBCHRC PFLAG Brevard - Florida Safe Schools Alliance Chapter http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=803 PFLAG Brevard - Student Outreach www.pflagbrevard.org/ PFLAG Jacksonville www.pflagjax.org PFLAG Polk County/Lakeland Youth Alliance www.pflagofpolkcounty.org Phi Epsilon Mu Chapter of Tri Ess www.crossdressflorida.com/index.htm Pinellas Youth Pride PYP http://impactflorida.ning.com/events/event/show? id=2521924%3AEvent%3A11442&page=1 Pride Community Center of North Central Florida www.pridecommunitycenter.org Rainbow Democratic Club Sarasota Equality Project SAVE Dade - Safeguarding American Values for Everyone SAVE Foundation - Safeguarding American Values for Everyone South Florida Family Pride www.southfloridafamilypride.com/ Stand-Up SWFL GLBT Alliance www.standupswfl.com Stonewall Democrats of Alachua County Stonewall Democrats of Pinellas County Suncoast Stonewall Democrats Tampa Bay Business Guild www.tbbg.org Tampa Bay Family Pride Tampabayfamilypride-subscribe@yahoogroups.com UM for Equality, Miami-Dade, University of Miami Unity Coalition/Coalicion Unida www.unitycoalition.org University of North Florida, LGBT Education www.unf.edu/dept/lgbt Volusia Flagler GLBT Democratic Club Womyn's Energy Bank Womyn's Words Posted From Pam's House Blend Pam Spaulding :: 80+ orgs in Florida sign on to the National Equality March list of supporters Organizations United Together (OUT)