LGBT group supports Gelber in Democratic AG race
Equality Florida, the state’s leading LGBT political group, is endorsing Dan Gelber in his race against Dave Aronberg for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General.
The two candidates, who engaged in a relatively high mind debate 9 days ago at the Democratic Party’s state conference in Lake Buena Vista, are campaigning hard for endorsements and financial support 10 months out before next year’s primary.
In a press release, Stratton Pollitzer, Equality Florida’s Action PAC Chair says:
Our community has two friends in the Democratic Primary race for Attorney General, however Dan Gelber stands apart as someone who has used his political capital to truly lead on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
The group lauds his record of co-sponsoring legislation to make it illegal to fire employees or deny someone housing solely because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as his ” outspoken opponent of Florida’s shameful ban on gay and lesbian adoption.”
Gelber said“I am proud to receive the endorsement of Equality Florida. Standing up for civil rights and for human rights is the foundation of our country and our democracy. I have worked with Equality Florida and all the human rights organizations throughout Florida, and as Attorney General I will continue to advance the cause of civil rights in our state.”










Now even Danner and Curran were terrified by the thought that they might be tainted by the same tie-dyed belief in the Constitution that Newton was into. So they went above and beyond to convince the Chamber of Commerce and other moneybags in the room that they were only opposed to the corporate welfare gifting of the sidewalk, because other smaller less deserving companies might want a similar handout once the precedent was set. What a show. And the smiles upon Danner’s and Curran’s faces told the tale. They had just voted against the vacation, and their vote failed. But it sure seemed like they got what they wanted, by their expressions, when the thing passed. Like I said, what a show.![k0162190[1]](http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/files/2009/10/k01621901-150x150.jpg)

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The Orlando Sentinel is
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The Florida Democratic Party hosted its annual state conference over the weekend at a Disney resort in Lake Buena Vista. This reporter was there for some of the events, including a debate between Dan Gelber and Dave Aronberg, the aspiring candidates to be the Party’s nominee for Attorney General next year. I’ll be writing a separate post on that later today.
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