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Unwed couples can soon register as domestic partners in all of Pinellas County listen
01/15/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pinellas County Commission, domestic partners, domestic partnership registry, LGBT, marriage equality
Unmarried couples in Pinellas County will soon be able to register as domestic partners to get a handful of benefits afforded to married people. After months of talks, commissioners voted 6 to 1 Tuesday to approve a registry that will also recognize people who registered in other municipalities.
Once registered, unmarried couples would be able to make healthcare and funeral choices for their partner, take part in the education of the other’s children, visit each other in the emergency room...
1 commentsTampa rates high on LGBT equality municipal study listen
12/26/12 Olivia KabatWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
A report by the Human Rights Campaign released last month evaluated equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people nationwide. Out of the many cities rated, the Municipal Equality Index scored 11 cities in Florida based on specific criteria and Tampa was the third highest rated Florida city.
The Municipal Equality Index rated 137 municipalities on LGBT equality. Paul Guequierre, Deputy Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign says they evaluated municipal law and policy a...
1 commentsIn Seminole Obama says voters have a choice to make listen
09/10/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barack Obama, 2012 election, Democrats, education, healthcare, LGBT, Charlie Crist, Kathy Castor
At an impassioned grassroots speaking event, President Barack Obama told voters they have an obvious choice to make. Speaking to a crowd of thousands at the St. Pete College Seminole campus on Saturday, the president wooed the crowd with a combination of wit and optimism.
Hot on the heels of his Democratic nomination acceptance speech in Charlotte, Obama reiterated some of his priorities in office. In sync with the day’s venue, Obama criticized Republicans for wanting to “gut” education....
Be the first to commentTampa could extend benefits to domestic partners registered beyond city borders listen
09/06/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: domestic partnership, Tampa City Council, Yvonne Capin, LGBT
At their regular meeting Thursday morning, Tampa city council members said they want to allow people from other cities who are registered as domestic partners to be able to use those benefits in Tampa too.
City council passed a domestic partnership registry in April, but right now it only affects Tampa residents. That’s likely to change on September 27 when Tampa City Council is expected to approve a change to the ordinance that would recognize a registered domestic partnership regardless...
3 commentsRepublican convention protesters say they won't be scared off by tropical storm listen
08/22/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Coaltion to March on the RNC, Tampa, Event Zone, Clean Zone, LGBT, Isaac
Some forecast models predict Tropical Storm Isaac could affect Tampa during the Republican National Convention. Most of the secure area cordoned off for the event is in the first evacuation zone. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn told CNN this morning that the city has been preparing for hurricane contingencies and will evacuate the area if needed.
Be the first to comment“Absolutely we’re prepared to call it off. I mean, human safety and human life trumps politics….the only difference will be that there’s a few more ...
Debbie Terry talks about Sarasota's upcoming Fabulous Independent Film Festival
08/16/12 Debbie Terry/Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Fabulous Independent Film Festival, Sarasota, LGBT
Debbie Terry talked about Sarasota's LGBT themed Fabulous Independent Film Festival coming to Burns Court Cinema on August 18 & 19. The festival, which includes 12 films and 3 parties, is a Broken Rules Production in association with and benefiting the Harvey Milk Festival, a Sarasota non-profit.
Be the first to commentCouples take the plunge as St. Pete opens its domestic partnership registry listen
08/01/12 Samuel JohnsonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St Pete, domestic partnership registry, LGBT
Today St. Pete residents were able to register as domestic partners for the first time. A narrow foyer in City Hall was teeming with excited couples this morning. The domestic partnership registry provides unmarried couples some of the same legal rights as married couples.
People who sign up for the registry only get a fraction of rights of married couples, including the right to be notified if a partner has a medical emergency. Although the new partnership registry is open to same-sex a...
Be the first to commentEquality Florida executive director Nadine Smith answers calls about LGBTQ issues
07/25/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Jennifer Carroll, Nadine Smith, Equality Florida, LGBT, transgender, Gina Duncan, Chick-Fil-A, Sally Ride, Occupy Tampa
Wednesday on Last Call we discussed human rights issues in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Joining me in the studio was Equality Florida executive director Nadine Smith.
We began with news about Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll. A former aide is accusing her of being caught in a compromising position with another female aide. Last week Smith wrote a strongly-worded column about something Carroll recently told a local [television ...
1 commentsSt. Pete Pride is fun -- for a cause listen
07/02/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: LGBT, St. Pete Pride, gay rights, gay marriage
A sea of some 80,000 colorfully clad people descended on St. Petersburg this weekend for Florida’s largest gay pride event. Some wore elaborate rainbow wigs, others were topless and painted. Rachel King celebrated her 25th birthday at the St. Pete Pride Parade. She called it a celebration of acceptance.
Be the first to comment“There’s all different organizations that are part of the parade. You see children, you see families. It’s great to see little kids being part of it because you see them growing up in...
Full house as Tampa kicks off its domestic partnership registry listen
06/25/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: domestic partnership, LGBT, Tampa, domestic partners, domestic partnership benefits
Couples in Tampa who want some of the rights of married couples, but either don’t want to, or are legally forbidden from, getting married, can now sign up as domestic partners. At 9 a.m. Monday the city opened its domestic partnership registry and about a dozen couples were lined up to sign the papers on the first day. Justin Grant sat in a hallway with his partner Phil Wright.
Shortly after 9 a.m. in the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall Grant and Wright filled out forms that were not...
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