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An e-mail I just sent to the City Commission of Largo, FL (contact them here):

Dear sirs and madams:

I was shocked and saddened today to learn about the recent dismissal of City Commissioner Steve Stanton, a decision that appears to have been made purely because he intends to switch genders. I was born and raised in the Tampa Bay area, and I adore it, but chose to move to New York City to pursue professional opportunities; as my career has developed, I've been able to consider returning to my hometown. But it's behavior like this, and other associated bigotry like Florida's profoundly anti-gay adoption laws, that keep young native Floridians like myself from considering the state to be an acceptable place to live. Frankly, the only reason I would consider returning to Florida is to be able to vote people like the majority of you out of office for reprehensible behavior like this. Those of you on the commission who voted to remove Mr. Stanton should be ashamed of yourselves -- though Ms. Gerard and Mr. Woods, I salute your stand.

Sincerely,
-Chris Conroy
Brooklyn, NY

I wish I could live in Florida, I honestly do, but my ethics prevent me from allowing my tax dollars to fund bullshit like this. Thanks to Rachel for the heads-up on this.