Our Chartered Chapter, the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus, has taken an official position against House Bill 655, which passed and is on Governor Rick Scott’s desk.

Please call Gov Scott at (850) 488-7146 or email him here and tell him to VETO/ HB 655

Speaker Will Weatherford and Representative Richard Corcoran are standing in the way of Florida accepting federal funds for the expansion of Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act!

Please call Speaker Weatherford at (813) 558-5115 (or email him here) and Rep Corcoran at (813) 792-5177 (or email him here) and tell them to help expand access to health insurance for millions of Floridians!

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Check out this Watermark article featuring Hillsborough GLBTA Democratic Caucus President and Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus President Sally Phillips!

To many, the 2012 election seems like a world away—especially since it feels like the 2010 mid-term elections just ended.

But for Sally Phillips and the GLBT Democratic Caucus, now is the time to mobilize voters and prepare for what could be a contentious election in our swing state.

“I think it matters so clearly, the people we elect,” Phillips said. “It terrifies me that we have people in our LGBT community who don’t think it’s important to get involved or at least get out there and vote.”  READ MORE at Watermarkonline.com by Steve Blanchard

• On November 2, 2010 a record number of openly GLBT candidates were elected to office throughout the country.

• Thank you to Senator Bill Nelson for supporting the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.  This is a great acheivement for our country and LGBT people everywhere.

Our Chair, Sally Phillips, was recently featured in the Silhouettes section La Gaceta News, a cornerstone of Tampa Bay media and the nations only tri-lingual newspaper.  Read the article!