Q: You opposed discrimination based on sexual orientation and supported same-sex marriage as mayor; would you extend the same equal rights to transgendered people?
A: Despite the tremendous victory for equal rights that was achieved when the
Supreme Court made same-sex marriage a constitutional right in the United States, there still remains much work ahead to advance equality for LGBT Floridians. In Florida, gay, lesbian, and bisexual citizens may not be protected from discrimination in
public or in the workplace from one county to the next. Transgender Floridians may not have the right to use the restrooms that align with their gender identity depending on the community in which they find themselves.
As Governor, Andrew will work to address these issues through statewide policies that ensure equal treatment and equal rights for all Floridians from every corner of our state.
A: Strongly Support--Andrew has always been a staunch supporter of LGBT rights during his years as a public leader. As a City Commissioner, Gillum led the charge to expand domestic partner health benefits
from City employees. As Mayor, when at least a dozen Florida counties were refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Florida, Gillum extended an invitation for couples to get married in Florida's Capital City.
Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Florida Governor candidate
, Jun 15, 2018
Staunch supporter of LGBT rights
Andrew has always been a staunch supporter of LGBT rights during his years as a public leader. As a City Commissioner, Gillum led the charge to expand domestic partner health benefits from City employees. As Mayor, when at least a dozen Florida counties
were refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Florida, Gillum raised his voice in opposition and extended an invitation for couples to get married in Florida's Capital City.
There still remains much work ahead to advance equality for
LGBT Floridians. In Florida, gay, lesbian, and bisexual citizens may not be protected from discrimination in public or in the workplace from one county to the next. Transgender Floridians may not have the right to use the restrooms that align with their
gender identity depending on the community in which they find themselves.
As Governor, Andrew will work to address these issues through statewide policies that ensure equal treatment and equal rights for all Floridians from every corner of our state
I am calling on Governor Rick Scott to immediately remove the Confederate monument on the grounds of the Old State Capitol. If he refuses, I will do so on my first day as Governor. We owe it to our children and grandchildren
to acknowledge that while we cannot change history, we do not have to glorify its ugliest moments with displays on public lands. And most certainly not in our state's capital, and not in front of our historic state house.