from HuffPost:
Newly-minted Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) this week signed a narrow non-discrimination executive order that neglects to extend protections based on sexual orientation and identity, handicaps, or marital status.
Gay rights activists, who had earlier lobbied Scott to go above and beyond the existing laws to broaden these assurances, quickly took aim at the scope of the statement.
"Governor Scott's limited view of diversity is very discouraging," said Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council. "Governor Scott did not even include all of the classifications listed in the Florida Civil Rights Act -- let alone sexual orientation and gender identity." ...............(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/06/rick-scott-anti-discrimination-order_n_805258.html