Many of you know me as part of the gay couple that protested the playing of an anti-gay bible verse over an intercom at the Fort Lauderdale Airport in May.  Subsequently, my partner and I started an organization to fight against hate and discrimination directed at the LGBT community.  The organization is called Fight OUT Loud.  We most recently have been working on the fight against the anti-gay comments of Ft. Lauderdale's mayor.  All of these events have prompted me to run for city commissioner of Oakland Park, a city that is adjacent to Ft. Lauderdale.

Many of you may have already seen the story of two teenage girls who were kicked off of a public bus for kissing.  The girls, age 14, were on their way to the Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center in Portland.  Fight OUT Loud, a new organization to fight hate and discrimination, has been in contact with the families to help resolve the issue.

As many of you might recall, my partner and I were involved in an anti-gay incident at the Fort Lauderdale Airportabout two months ago.  Many of you called local officals and the tourism bureau.  As a result of your help, my partner and I were able to move the police and airport officials to take some action.  Due to the intense media coverage, we received some negative backlash.  Among other things, I have received hate mail sent to my office, and my partner has been spit on and called fag when he has been out in public.  More importantly, however, we have received lots of support and thanks from around the country for pushing the issue and taking a stand.

Regarding the anti-gay incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport on Tuesday,the mayor held a news conference today and announced that the police identified the person who made the anti-gay rant.

Regarding the anti-gay incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport on Tuesday,I just received a phone call from the police that they have identified the perpetrator.  The police told me that the person who used the PA system to put the anti-gay threat on the PA system at the airport has confessed to doing it.  I don't have many more details than that, and I will let you all know more tomorrow

Here is an update from yesterday's update.  
This morning I received a phone call from the mayor of Broward County apologizing for the incident, stating that the county has a zero-tolerance policy for these types of actions.  He later held a press conference.

Since yesterday when I posted a story about an anti-gay and threatening comment made on the PA system at Fort Lauderdale Airport, it has been picked up by the local media, including the local news and the Miami Herald.

I thought I would pass along an incident that occurred at the Fort Lauderdale Airport Tuesday morning.  It is simply amazing considering how gay-friendly this city is and how many gays and lesbians live here.

At approximately 12:45 am, my partner and I were in the baggage claim area in terminal 3.  We had just arrived from Chicago and were waiting for our bags when an announcement came over the intercom.  It was a recorded message and basically said that "a man who lies with another man as he would a woman is subject to death."  We couldn't believe what we heard, and then it came over the intercom again a few minutes later.  We were shaken by the announcement because it specifically said "subject to death".