Governor Lawton Chiles of Florida has committed himself to a revision of 
Florida's civil rights law during the 1992 legislative session.  His draft law
does NOT include sexual orientation.  However, he has said that he will sign the
law if it includes sexual orientation.  Likewise, legislators believe the law
will pass with sexual orientation if Chiles specifically supports this by
including it in his draft.

The law was drafted with the help of various state-wide civil rights groups
including the Florida Task Force (stateside gay and lesbian lobby).  Three of
these groups, FTF, the National Organization for Women, and the Anti-Defamation
League of B'Nai Brith, have agreed that they will NOT support the law unless
sexual orientation is added.  The Broward County legislative delegation (the 
second largest in the state) has likewise committed itself to the inclusion of
sexual orientation in the bill.

Lawton Chiles must be convinced that he should include sexual orientation in
his bill.  He can be reached at (904) 448-2272, or at

                          Governor Lawton Chiles
                          The Capitol
                          Tallahassee, FL  32399-0001

Thanks for any support all of you can give us.


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