Cynthia Nixon talks to students about voting against Amendment 2

This amendment is more than just the "anti-gay" amendment. What the amendment would do is not only define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, but it would it also prohibit the recognition of any union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent to marriage. This means that not only same-sex couples are affected by this; all unmarried couples will lose their benefits and will not have their relationships recognized in the state.

It is an awful, awful amendment and when I went to vote, there seemed to be a lot of support for it which horrified me.

Oh My God, That Britni's Shameless

I hadn't even heard about it.

 God, all this anti-gay propaganda is infuriating

So what happens when things like this get passed, I mean can they be over thrown? 

-Nathiest
the devil is in the details

It's great to see Cynthia out and about supporting LGBT issues- particularly when so many people in the "Sex in the City" cult identify with her as "Miranda".

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I'm not even very public or out to most people but my facebok status has been set against amend 2 for a long time now, and a few freinds have either said something in support of or asked me about it.

I wish more attention had been given to amend 2 but now i can only hope and pray for the best. There are already 4 laws on the books in FL prohibiting gay marriage, but this would make them permanaent and unable to be overturned by judges later. The only anti amend 2 ads out there focus on senior citizens and their straight domestic partners.

Sad to say it, but i think that if the gay side of this battle was promoted it probably wouldnt pass in florida. An earlier study said it was about 55% in favor of, and all they need is 60% to pass this. Its seriously disgusts me.

I love my home state, I'm proud to be from here. I grew up a black redneck who likes racing and the country, nightclubs and college parties, whos never lived more than 30min from the beach, who cant live with out seafood and rolls down the windows to smell the ocean. 

I cant say im gonna marry a female when i grow up, or if i'll marry a dude. But I know for sure when I grow up that if I LOVE somebody with all my heart and soul and want to marry them i want the right to do that! The thought that I would not be able to do so in MY HOME, Florida, saddens me tremendously. I didnt even expect to get emotional as I write this.

In all honesty, I prayed before I voted today. That the right choice would be made. I was raised like most southern black christians(and many other ppl too), to know that God is and always has been behind us throughout so many trials and tribulations and oppressions. My spiritual faith is strong, but I do not agree with it being used as a weopon to oppress others. That to me is not what God created us all for. This battle is separate from the religous and spiritual doctrine they are trying to put behind this though. This is a government issue and it is unconstitutional, uncivil, and just plain wrong.

I really wish I had personally stepped up more in this campaign to fight amend 2  in my home state and I'm proud of Cynthia Nixon and all the other volunteers who did.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0QxB3z2qgU   

(FYI...it's "Amendment 2", not Proposition 2.)

What the other posters said about this Amendment is dead on.  It's not just about gay marriage.  This would hurt straights and gays, especially seniors.  This amendment would completely outlaw civil unions and domestic partnerships.

Absolutley sickening.

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I have a very bad feeling about amendment 2 in FL since I just moved to CA last month. Most of the citizens in FL are very homophobic and the kids are born that way. People that I have gone to school with are agianst homosexuals and I feel that most people would vote yes on amendment 2. There was this case about a principal suspended several kids for standing up for their gay friend who was being discriminated. Most of them are very old fashioned and believed that gays shouldn't even be in this world.

I have more hope for the prop 8 to be rejected in CA because Californians have a more open mind about gays. A huge percentage of gays and lesbians are in CA compared to FL's amount. There could be more in FL, but no one stands up for their rights or it never really gets into the media and really made into a big thing.

I'm definitely hoping for a repeal on the next ballot since I'm pretty sure Amendment 2 would get passed, but Prop 8 stands a chance.

Reporting from South Florida here. It's only 9pm and I know it's too early to call it but this is what it looks like right now.

They need 60% for it to pass. I'm literally in tears right now.

Where's Rachel? I need someone to talk me down!

It will pass.  And I will spend the rest of my days doing whatever I can to get it repealed.  I too am in tears.  No lie.  No kidding.  I am sick.

What I find most telling is that wherever I went, overwhelmingly I saw signs that OPPOSED Amendment 2.  That just tells me that the homophobes don't want people to KNOW they're homophobes.  That tells me that they're embarrassed or scared to let their feelings to be known....as well they should be.  They should be ashamed of themselves as the damage this will end up doing will be felt across orientation lines.  F*ck Florida Rednecks.  If you look at the numbers, we overwhelming lost in the panhandle counties.  That's not shocking but it's no less sickening.

Massachusetts is looking really good right now.  P-Town, I miss you.

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Maybe we would have had a fighting chance.  That's all I read on all the celebrity blogs and entertainment news everywhere was who was speaking out against Prop. 8.  I know we couldn't take donations from out of state organizations/people but I can't help but think Fla's Amendment 2 got lost in the all the Prop. 8 buzz.

The Red Seed's post was great.  This amendment is simply another punch to our faces.  I wonder now, what will happen to the Domestic Partner benefits that my company offers??  If we follow Michigan, they won't be allowed.  Infuriating.

 EDITED TO ADD:  I realize that Prop. 8 is different in that it takes away a right already given.  Amendment 2 "defines" something that is already defined by 4 state laws.  I understand why Prop. 8 got the press and Amendment 2 didn't.  I just wish they could have both been fought together, but again...I understand the restrictions and why they couldn't be.

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It's official. Amendment 2 passed.

I love Florida, this is home. This is hard to face.

Where do we go from here?

man I'm sorry guys...

I was a volunteer in the St. Pete area to work against amendment 2 and i learned a lot.  I stood on my feet at the early voting sites and drove for supplies and worked all night tonight.  Now that the tears have dried the realization is that hate, prejudice and bigotry has won.  So we need to wake up. Women's suffrage didn't come easy, what will it take to repeal these Jim Crow laws?  Organize, get together, let's turn every f*#%*in Pride Parade into an Equality Parade and stop prancing around in our under wear and throwing out condoms to people.  This is a call to action.  Get a hold of Equality of Florida and sign up.

Guys, don't freak out just yet, I was wrong. It's not official yet. Very likely, but not official. I'm so so sorry, let's see what happens in the next hour or so.

but the story saying that amend 8 had failed(county money for community colleges) mentioned that 2 hasnt actually been decided but is at over 60%.

im actually from st pete nichole. I remember being a kid when the econo lodge became "the gay hotel" and pride moved in. we knew what was goin on though we didnt really understand, but hate and bigotry were never preached to us. I have never been to pride there, or anywhere for that matter, but I am taking this as a lesson that I should get more involved. Even if im just repping the B in LGBT, everyones voice needs to be heard, and as happy as I am about the larger victory tonite, I can't help but to hope and pray that we are able to step up and bring this and all discrimination down somehow.

http://radisthenewblack.blogspot.com/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0QxB3z2qgU   

it's so incredible to see FL go for Obama and have him win the presidency. But, it's horrifying to see amendment 2 pass in FL. I really believe people did not understand what was at stake here (the wording was purposely confusing and too much emphasis given on the 1 man 1 woman thing).  there should have been more education/advertising on amendment 2. Prop 8 got so much media and amendment 2 hardly got any. 90% of people in FL protected with domestic partnerships are heterosexual couples, most people with PoA’s are straight, too (children, siblings, parents, etc). To say that we don’t know what the economic impact will be of this amendment in FL- why didn’t they look at Michigan? They passed this a while back and many people lost benefits, etc.. If you want to protect marriage why don’t you go and ban divorce? See how that flies. ‘sanctity’ of marriage my booty. Hopefully, a few years from now, we’ll be able to vote out this narrow-minded amendment. However, just like we tried to vote out the amendment that banned Asians from owning land here (and didn’t succeed) I’m not too confident that will ever happen.