http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/01/23/to-get-rights-in-miami-you-have-to-be-sneaky/ News and Opinion on Politics and Media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/01/23/to-get-rights-in-miami-you-have-to-be-sneaky/comment-page-1/#comment-451510 14 Stories to Read at Florida Progressive Coalition Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:07:06 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/01/23/to-get-rights-in-miami-you-have-to-be-sneaky/#comment-451510 [...] Pensito Review - Miami Might Get Super-Secret Bill of Rights Tuesday: “I just found out from the Miami Herald that come Jan. 29, I will have the opportunity to vote for a ‘citizens’ bill of rights.’ Apparently, the thing will promote religious freedom, clean air and scenic beauty, as well as ban discrimination on the basis of domestic relationship status, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. ‘It would bring a modern approach to people’s rights in the city of Miami, including sexual preference and gender identification.’ — Marc Sarnoff. That’s pretty unusual in a city where one’s rights are only guaranteed to the extent that one aggressively exerts them. And I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know about it…” [...] [...] Pensito Review – Miami Might Get Super-Secret Bill of Rights Tuesday: “I just found out from the Miami Herald that come Jan. 29, I will have the opportunity to vote for a ‘citizens’ bill of rights.’ Apparently, the thing will promote religious freedom, clean air and scenic beauty, as well as ban discrimination on the basis of domestic relationship status, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. ‘It would bring a modern approach to people’s rights in the city of Miami, including sexual preference and gender identification.’ — Marc Sarnoff. That’s pretty unusual in a city where one’s rights are only guaranteed to the extent that one aggressively exerts them. And I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know about it…” [...]

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