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VOTE or be BANNED!
The Brandon Pride Times: Issue 4, July 30th 2006 Educating, and informing the GLBTS commUNITY on events that promote Equality, Diversity, and pride happening in Brandon, and the Tampa Bay area. NOTE: As a non-profit 501C3 organization with a pending application, Brandon Pride like any other non-profit 501C3 organizations can not endorse, or support a candidate, or political party. But members of our organization can outside of Brandon Pride can endorse, and or support who ever they want. Brandon Pride promotes Equality, and in doing so we can INFORM the community of those candidates who take a strong stance in the name of Equality. If anyone has any questions on the purpose, and mission statement of Brandon Pride please contact me at President@Brandonpride.com In this issue: 1. Exciting news about the upcoming film "Unbanned" 2. Two candidates from the GLBT community running for office. 3. Senate Candidate may be too busy but promises that if elected she will stop Gays, and lesbians from becoming foster parents. 4. Candidate for Governor promises a Gay Marriage Ban if elected! .....eeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5. VOTE or be BANNED! 1. Exciting news about the upcoming film "UNbanned" What started out just releasing live video footage of the June 15th Gay Pride display, and Book Reading blossomed into even a bigger idea. Lets face it folks, besides all the hatred these Commissioners have revealed to the GLBT community, lets not forget how they have treated others based on race, color, nationality, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. This film that is being put together will definitely open the eyes of Hillsborough County before going to the election booth. But we need your help. We need you to spread the word!! Let others know what we are doing as far as exposing these corrupt commissioners. Also, we want to get as many remarks/quotes, and questionable decisions on these County commissioners from all media resources such as television/radio news programs to printed news articles as we can. Please forward them directly to Shelby at shelbyvmcintyre@yahoo.com, or Mark at markf33603@yahoo.com "Unbanned" is now live on IFILM: http://www.ifilm.com/...  website:http://www.unbanned.o... http://movies.groups.... http://groups.myspace... 2. Two candidates from the GLBT community running for office. Bart Birdsall: http://www.BartBirdsa... JeanBatronie:http://groups.yahoo.c... http://groups.myspace... http://blog.myspace.c... Jean's official new website will be up soon! Two more candidates taking a stand for Equality! Jeremy Zelanes: http://www.zelanes200... StephenGorham:http://www.stephengor... JOIN STEPHEN FOR THE GREAT DEBATE STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10 - Hosted by Bay News 9 and the St. Pete Times. WHEN: Thursday August 10th ? the debate begins promptly at 6:00 pm (it will be shown on Bay News 9 as a replay on the 13th, though I don't know the time yet) WHERE: The Auditorium at Riverview High School - 11311 Boyette Rd, Riverview, FL 33569. Directions HERE or copy and past the following link http://www.mapquest.c... Let your questions frame the debate. Send the questions you want the candidates to answer to:District10Debate@tampabay.com or by mail to the District 10 Debate, 426 W. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511. All questions must be received by August 4, 2006. 3. Senate Candidate may be too busy but promises that if elected she will stop Gays, and lesbians from becoming foster parents. http://www.sptimes.co... Her reason? "I cannot miss official commission duty to go engage in a debate," Storms said. Well that could be true. But Ronda has made many enemies with her verbal discrimitory attacks on people based on race, color, nationality, religion, disability, and sexual orientation during her term as County Commissioner, and she knows that the other 3 candidates that is running against her may use that against her in the debates. They could even bring up the ethics charges that she was brought up on. So is Ronda thinking that she can still win by not showing up for debates? Though she may think she is a leader by giving her commitment to County Commission, how will people know if she is an effective leader if she is not committing to these debates? "I collected over 3,000 signatures for Senate District 10 and I'm qualified for Senate District 10," Storms said. "You can't get anymore committed than that. How am I going to do something else? Why would I be?" Lets not forget that on April 28, 2006, Storms makes Political vows. The state Senate candidate says she would work to bar gays and lesbians from being foster parents. "I don't support putting at-risk children in homes that I think are at-risk themselves," she said of gay foster parents." www.sptimes.com/2006/04/28/Brandontime s/Storms_makes_politica.shtmlhttp://www.unbanned.o... 4. Candidate for Governor promises a Gay Marriage Ban if elected! Gallagher on New TV Ad: I'm Conservative http://www.sptimes.co... "It seems every candidate has a group they?re fighting for. I do too. It?s called the family. As Governor I won?t allow liberal judges from Massachusetts to re-define marriage in our state. We need a constitutional ban on gay marriage, a 24 hour waiting period on abortion, and we must increase the number of children adopted in Florida. As a father, I don?t think anyone should have to explain what an adult billboard is to a seven year old. ? so I?m taking ?em down. I?m Tom Gallagher. Our families are worth fighting for and that?s one fight I?m ready to have." 5. VOTE or be BANNED! Your voice counts! Are you Registered? Make sure you, and everyone you know is registered to vote, and get them to vote with you. Register at: http://www.votehillsb... Primary Election=September 5, 2006 General Election=November 7, 2006 August 7, 2006 Registration closes for 2006 Primary Election. October 10, 2006 Registration closes for 2006 General Election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. http://www.votehillsb... Early voting locations: http://www.votehillsb... Starting Monday, August 21 through Saturday, September 2 Well that's all for now folks, Take Care, and Pridefully yours, Mark Ferguson Brandon Pride President www.brandonpride.com http://groups.yahoo.c... http://groups.myspace... http://blog.myspace.c... |
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