This is an article about the Broward Decision Day. Similar Decision Day celebrations will be held statewide. See the list below:
| Broward County | 4pm: Federal Courthouse / 299 East Broward Boulevard.6pm: Rumors / 2426 Wilton Dr. / Wilton Manors, FL 33305 |
| Lee County | 6pm: Rockade / 1015 SE 47th Ter. / Cape Coral, Florida |
| Suncoast | 6pm: Clasico Cafe Bar / 1341 Main St. / Sarasota, FL 34236 |
| The Villages | 6pm: Lake Sumter Landing Town Square / 1000 Lake Sumter Landing / The Villages, FL 32162 |
| Gainesville | 6pm: Pride Community Center of North Central Florida / 3131 NW 13th St, Suite 62 / Gainesville, FL 32609 |
| Miami | 6pm: Atrium at Biscayne / 4500 Biscayne Blvd / Miami, FL |
| St. Petersburg | 6pm: LGBT Welcome Center / 2227 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33713 8pm: Enigma / 1110 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705 |
| Jacksonville | 6pm: Mellow Mushroom / 3611 St. Johns Avenue / Jacksonville, FL |
| Orlando | 6:30pm: The Hammered Lamb / 1235 N. Orange Avenue / Orlando, FL 32804 |
| Tallahassee | 6pm: 101 Restaurant, The Tallahassee Center / 215 W. College Avenue #101 / Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
| Key West | 5pm: Duval Street 6pm: Aqua Nightclub / 711 Duval Street / Key West, FL 33040 |
| Palm Beach | 4pm: Palm Beach Main Courthouse / 205 N Dixie Hwy. / West Palm Beach, FL 33401 6pm: Camelot / 114 South Narcissus Avenue / Palm Beach, FL 33401 |
| Tampa | 6pm: Metro Wellness Center in Ybor / 1315 E. 7th Avenue / Tampa, FL 33605 |
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a ruling on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage before the end of June, and the City of Wilton Manors is poised to celebrate this monumental decision on the day it is issued. Dubbed “Decision Day,” the date of the ruling will be commemorated throughout Broward County as it joins others across the country in hosting celebrations.
“While we don’t know how the Court will rule, we know that Broward is ready for the national freedom to marry,” said Row Iliescu, South Florida Development Director for Equality Florida. “Here in Broward, we are proud of the diverse group of organizations collaborating as a community to mark this momentous occasion.”
The planned Broward Decision Day events include a rally at the Federal Courthouse, 299 E Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, 33301, at 4 p.m., followed by a gathering at Rumors Bar and Grill, 2426 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors. at 6 p.m.
“Any day now the Supreme Court will issue a ruling on the freedom to marry for all Americans,” said Iliescu, “and I’m so glad to be working with other local organizations to bring as many people together as possible in celebration, no doubt, of what will likely be the single most important ruling in LGBT history to date.
”The coalition of local organizations cosponsoring the Decision Day gatherings in Broward County include the City of Wilton Manors, Equality Florida, Oakland Park Democratic Club, the Dolphin Democrats, SunServe, the Pride Center, Care Resource, Our Fund, Stonewall National Museum and Archives, Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus, Lambda Legal and First Congregational Church of Fort Lauderdale, UCC.
For more information on the Decision Day events, to RSVP, or to sign up to receive an alert when the date arrives, visit www.eqfl.org/scouts/broward.
