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LGBT discrimination ban dies in Florida Senate
Some progress ... 
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article59410128.html
A ban on discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Floridians will not become law this year.
The bill (SB 120) would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s civil rights laws, protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.
It failed on a 5-5 vote Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee before senators briefly resurrected it, giving sponsor Sen. Joe Abruzzo, D-Wellington, one day to salvage the proposal. By Tuesday, no additional senators had signed on, and the committee refused to reconsider the vote.
Still, some supporters are claiming victory for being granted a hearing in the first place. For 10 years, similar bills have been filed, but the tie vote Monday was the first one that has been taken on the issue in the Legislature.
“I think you see the movement changing and just as civil rights generally takes some time to move,” Abruzzo said. “Ultimately, this will not be an issue one day because this will be the law of the land in Florida.”
The bill (SB 120) would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s civil rights laws, protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.
It failed on a 5-5 vote Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee before senators briefly resurrected it, giving sponsor Sen. Joe Abruzzo, D-Wellington, one day to salvage the proposal. By Tuesday, no additional senators had signed on, and the committee refused to reconsider the vote.
Still, some supporters are claiming victory for being granted a hearing in the first place. For 10 years, similar bills have been filed, but the tie vote Monday was the first one that has been taken on the issue in the Legislature.
“I think you see the movement changing and just as civil rights generally takes some time to move,” Abruzzo said. “Ultimately, this will not be an issue one day because this will be the law of the land in Florida.”
