It looks like Orange County is finally making some moves on a domestic partner registry.
According to Orlando Anti Discrmination Ordinance (OADO) committee member Mary Meeks, the county’s proposed domestic partner registry will be published May 10 and will appear on the Board of County Commissioners agenda May 22.
On Feb. 21, after more than two hours of discussion, Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the commissioners held a “vote of confidence” stating that they’ll move forward with the registry.
“After a year and a half of negotiations with Mayor Jacobs, OADO is excited that Orange County will join the growing group of Central Florida governments that are following Orlando’s lead and will implement a domestic partnership registry that will improve the lives of so many Central Florida families,” Meeks said. “We are extremely proud of this community for standing strong and demanding these protections, and we encourage everyone to be there on May 22 – wearing red – to be a part of this historic event.”
Orlando's domestic partner registry kicked off Jan. 12 and covers protections such as hospital visitation, rights to health care decisions, correctional facility visitation, rights to funeral/burial decisions, guardianship and the right for both domestic partners to participate in the education of their children.
