FL: Kissimmee Votes 4-1 to Extend Domestic Partner Benefits to City Employees
What an amazing night! I’m just leaving the Kissimmee City Commission meeting where moments ago commissioners voted 4 to 1 to extend dometic partnership benefits to LGBT city employees. Art Otero was the only “no” vote.
I am so proud of Kissimmee City Commissioner Cheryl Grieb, who led this effort. Mallory Wells, our Public Policy Director and I have worked side-by-side with Commissioner Grieb for months and she has never backed down from pursuing what is right. Even when anti-gay forces threatened to protest, Commissioner Grieb wouldn’t be bullied. With her guidance and leadership we began the slow and tedious task of drumming up support on the commission and in the community.
Equality Florida provided research, ordinance language drafts and reached out to Kissimmee residents for support and the community stepped up with emails and phone calls like never before.
Full Story from Equality Florida
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