If you're not already familiar with Amendment 2 you will be soon. It's up for a vote come November and it's to change the Florida constitution to reflect that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. It would not only ostracize all gay men and women from ever having their unions recognized (there is already a law on the books called the Defense of Marriage Act) but it would also keep anyone who isn't legally married from receiving partner health benefits, inheritances, tax benefits, and/or making health decisions for a loved one. This umbrella would also include long-term friends and others who have made decisions for those they care about but are not married to. No matter what you may feel about gay men and women and other types of life partners, everyone deserves the right to be able to care for those we love and be protected when it's needed most. I support a NO vote on Amendment 2 and I hope you will too.