The citizens of Jacksonville are fighting their own city council to stop them from trying to adopt a dangerous sexual orientation and gender identity ordinance. Despite claims of “new compromise language,” the Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) 2017-15, puts women’s privacy, safety and dignity at risk when they use showers, locker rooms, spas, and bathrooms by allowing men to also use the same intimate facility. Furthermore, it seeks to punish businesses and Christian ministries who simply wish to live, work and serve their community in accordance with the dictates of their faith without interference by the government. Despite deceptive word changes, it’s still the same dangerous anti-liberty ordinance which has been defeated twice before. A one-page analysis of what the deceptive proposal does can be found here.
What happens in Jacksonville does not stay in Jacksonville. Like a transmittable virus, the momentum of this bad bill passing could mean that your town is next. Please contact the Jacksonville City Council members via email and phone today and tell them to “Vote NO on HRO.”
At-Large Council Members
| Group | Name | Phone Number | Email Address |
| 1 | Anna Lopez Brosche | (904) 630-1393 | ABrosche@coj.net |
| 2 | John R. Crescimbeni | (904) 630-1381 | JRC@coj.net |
| 3 | Tommy Hazouri | (904) 630-1396 | THazouri@coj.net |
| 4 | Greg Anderson | (904) 630-1398 | GAnderson@coj.net |
| 5 | Samuel Newby | (904) 630-1387 | SNewby@coj.net |
District Council Members
| District | Name | Phone Number | Email Address |
| 1 | Joyce Morgan | (904) 630-1389 | JoyceMorgan@coj.net |
| 2 | Al Ferraro | (904) 630-1392 | Ferraro@coj.net |
| 3 | Aaron L. Bowman | (904) 630-1386 | ABowman@coj.net |
| 4 | Scott Wilson | (904) 630-1394 | SWilson@coj.net |
| 5 | Lori N. Boyer | (904) 630-1382 | LBoyer@coj.net |
| 6 | Matt Schellenberg | (904) 630-1388 | MattS@coj.net |
| 7 | Reggie Gaffney | (904) 630-1384 | RGaffney@coj.net |
| 8 | Katrina Brown | (904) 630-1385 | KBrown@coj.net |
| 9 | Garrett L. Dennis | (904) 630-1395 | GarrettD@coj.net |
| 10 | Reginald L. Brown | (904) 630-1684 | RBrown@coj.net |
| 11 | Danny Becton | (904) 630-1383 | DBecton@coj.net |
| 12 | Doyle Carter | (904) 630-1380 | DoyleC@coj.net |
| 13 | Bill Gulliford | (904) 630-1397 | Gulliford@coj.net |
| 14 | Jim Love | (904) 630-1390 | JimLove@coj.net |
ONE MORE WAY YOU CAN HELP!
We need your financial support now to defeat this measure. These are designated funds that will go directly to the campaign to kill this bad bill. We have an immediate goal of raising $10,000 to take immediate action and defeat this bad bill (as we have down twice before). Please give online now by clicking here. You can also call our office at (407) 418-0250 to donate to this critical effort.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
One page analysis of the new 2017 ordinance
Full text of the new deceptively worded 2017 bill
Resources & videos on threat of Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (SOGI) laws
Understanding and responding to the transgendered movement
Video of the one-sided City Council public hearing introducing the HRO on January 4, 2017
