On January 8th you received a communication related to the HRO/LGBT movement here in Jacksonville asking that you sign and send a Community Petition as well as make much needed phone calls.

Additionally, it provided talking points as defined by Defend Jax Families

  Link below: For that information

http://fctpcommunity.org/profiles/blogs/action-item-duval-hro-petit...

Since that time additional information has been presented. You will find this information below.

ACTION ITEMS:

Make phone calls as listed in the communication link above

and

The most important thing that you can do now is to educate yourself, be present tomorrow night and take the opportunity to speak and have your voices heard.

Tomorrow night we have been told that the LGBT Community and their supporters will be out in force.

Jan 26  5:00p  City Council, Public Hearing

117 W. Duval St., 1st Floor
Council Chamber

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

An outstanding Column on why we do not need a HRO

Raising money for the cause

There are so many questions but one that has remained constant is-  "Is this issue a local concern and if so where are the facts to support the need for the Human Rights Ordinance?"

No assumptions are being made and these findings are provided only for your information.

Researching the leaders of this event -  The group JASMYN  jumped out and the following list of donors appeared

JASMYN ( From their website)

  Stands for: Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network

Mission:

"JASMYN supports and empowers LGBTQ young people by creating safe space, providing health and wholeness services, and offering youth development opportunities, while bringing people and resources together to promote equality and human rights."

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Click on the links for details

JASMYN is currently funded by: 

• Delores Barr Weaver Fund at the Community Foundation for NE Florida:

• http://jasmyn.org/    That is a $500,000 match.

• Hall-Halliburton Foundation
• Florida Department of Health, Bureau of HIV/AIDS

• http://www.theaidsinstitute.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Nor...

• ViiV Positive Action Southern Initiative

• The following organizations will receive up to $50,000 per year for the next two years:  https://www.viivhealthcare.com/media/press-releases/2015/november/v...

• • Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc.
  • (JASMYN): The Safety Net Program Enhancement Project (Jacksonville, FL)
• Elton John AIDS Foundation
• Chartrand Family Advised Fund

• http://www.thechartrandfoundation.org/

    http://jasmyn.org/support-jasmyn/sponsorship-opportunities/teaching...

• Baptist Health

• https://jasmyn.myetap.org/fundraiser/housewarming/aboutEvent.do

• MAC AIDS Fund
• • Here is the global link
  • https://www.macaidsfund.org/thework/programs
• Duval County Public Schools through a CDC DASH Grant
• Click on Duval County Florida

•  http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/partners/funded_locals.htm

• https://www.macaidsfund.org/thework/programs
• Gateway Community Services through a SAMSHA Grant
• Search LGBT for info
• • Grant     http://www.samhsa.gov/find-help

  GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC

  Jacksonville

  FL

  Hodgkins

  Candace

  $524,000

• Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition through a HHS Grant
• • http://archive.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20050622.html
  • Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition: Jax Fla. $ 925,000
  
  
• This link takes you to a formal presentation of the connections. Notice the names under the heading ( Transcript of Working with Sexual & Gender Minorities) and the name at the top of the first overhead.  (JASMYN)
  
• https://prezi.com/pzbmjie_i4cv/working-with-sexual-gender-minorities/
• Sponsorship's, gifts, and grants from a variety of individuals and private family funds

THE HRO CAMPAIGN ENDORSED HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT

http://www.hrc.org/

And yes the Federal Government is involved (From 11/15)

http://www.advocate.com/politics/2015/07/21/sweeping-lgbt-rights-bi...

Link to bill: (Which has not moved)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3185

CLICKED ON FLORIDA and you can begin to see how it all comes together

http://www.hrc.org/blog/coalition-of-over-250-businesses-support-no...

So many questions remain.. Let's seek answers and allow Councilman Guillford's effort to allow the voters of Duval County to  decide this controversial issue by a referendum and not to force this "Human Rights Ordinance" upon the Community by a vote only by members of the City Council.

THIS INCLUDES: JACKSONVILLE, NEPTUNE BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH, JACKSONVILLE BEACH AND BALDWIN.

“There are a lot of sharks in the world. If you hope to complete the swim you will have to deal with them.”

Admiral William H. McRaven