Milk Nephew to Rally for Gay Rights in Florida

By: By Julie Bolcer
Published: March 13, 2009

Stuart Milk, the nephew of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, is scheduled to speak at a rally in Florida on Monday in support of gay rights. The “Rally in Tally,” to take place at the state capital of Tallahassee, is being billed as the largest gay rights gathering in the history of the Sunshine State.

The event aims to highlight anti-discrimination and domestic partnership bills introduced in the state legislature. The measures come on the heels of Amendment 2, the ban on gay marriage and equivalent unions, which voters passed with 62 percent approval in November.

Despite the success of Amendment 2, recent polls show that 77 percent of Floridians support extending basic legal rights to unmarried couples.