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Posted on May 16, 2012 - 11:01am by tobias.
Join Equality Florida, elderSource, and the Task Force for LGBT Elders in Northeast Florida for a special screening of
Gen Silent
A critically-acclaimed documentary following the lives of six Lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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Posted on May 15, 2012 - 8:40pm by nadine.
By a 5-0 vote, the Gulfport City Council became the first city in Pinellas County to adopt a Domestic Partnership Registry.
A capcity crowd overflowed into the lobby to watch the proceedings on televison. Speaker...
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Posted on May 10, 2012 - 3:49pm by tobias.
Next Thursday, the Volusia County Council will cast their final vote on whether to adopt a Domestic Partnership Registry. Last month they voted unanimously to move forward and it's critical that we let the Volusia County...
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Posted on May 9, 2012 - 3:18pm by tobias.
In an exclusive interview today with ABC News' Robin Roberts, President Obama clearly stated he now supports the right for same-sex couples to marry.
"I have to tell you that over the course of several years...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 - 8:46am by tobias.
Click here to watch.
The White House LGBT Conference on Aging will meet today at the University of Miami -- where it will provide advocates, community leaders, and members of the public an opportunity to engage with...
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Posted on May 6, 2012 - 9:50am by mallory.
Vice-President Joe Biden has become the highest ranking US official to endorse marriage equality. Biden appeared on the David Gregory show and said, "I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women...
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Posted on May 4, 2012 - 10:20am by mallory.
In an open letter to the Lakeland City Commission yesterday, Republican state Senator Paula Dockery urged the commission to pass domestic partner benefits for city employees.
For months, Equality Florida has...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 - 7:14pm by brian.
Equality Florida Instrumental in First-Ever LGBT Staff Event in a Federal Prison
In a groundbreaking move, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has announced that every federal prison in the U.S. will appoint an LGBT...
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Posted on May 2, 2012 - 9:36am by mallory.
This piece was published on jacksonville.com, the Florida Times-Union website. Ron Littlepage argues that Jacksonville needs to expand it's anti-discrimination laws quickly. Check it out.
by Ron Littlepage
An...
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Posted on April 30, 2012 - 4:04pm by mallory.
Great news! As early as next week the Jacksonville City Council will consider legislation that, if passed, will finally protect the LGBT community from discrimination in employment, housing and public...
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Posted on April 30, 2012 - 2:05pm by michael.
Equality Florida would like to wish a big congratulations to the new Sarasota-based independent film, The Perfect Wedding, for selling out it's premiere screening at the Sarasota Film Festival this month!...
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Posted on April 24, 2012 - 1:53pm by Anonymous.
Mallory Wells, Public Policy Director at Equality Florida, has been honored as one of Advocate Magazine’s “Forty under 40,” the only Floridian to be included on the prestigious list. Each...
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Posted on April 18, 2012 - 8:45am by mallory.
Last night Senator Nan Rich announced she is running for Governor in 2014.
To a room full of applauding Democrats, Nan Rich announced she will challenge Governor Rick Scott in 2014. Rumors have been flying for months that...
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Posted on April 17, 2012 - 11:30am by sue.
It's tax season, and once again gay married couples are caught between the truth and the law.
Each year the federal government demands that thousands of gay married couples...
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Posted on April 13, 2012 - 11:59am by ed.
Mayor Bob Buckhorn signed into law this morning a Domestic Partnership Registry! Tampa's the first city in the Tampa Bay Area to move forward on this measure which goes in effect in 90 days! The mayor...
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Posted on April 12, 2012 - 11:30am by mallory.
Check out this cool article from The Advocate about an evangelical Christian who supports marriage equality.
Kathy Potts, an evangelical Christian and former Iowa committee chairwoman for the Rick Perry...
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Posted on April 5, 2012 - 7:03pm by tobias.
Tampa and Saint Pete Unanimously Support Domestic Partnership Registries
First thing this morning the Tampa City Council voted unanimously to create Tampa Bay's first Domestic Partnership Registry!
Beginning on July...
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Posted on March 29, 2012 - 5:44pm by tobias.
"Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true and complete." -IRS Form 1040...
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Posted on March 28, 2012 - 1:32pm by mallory.
Venice Passes Human Rights Ordinance
The Venice City Council unanimously passed nondiscrimination protections, including protections for LGBT individuals.
Passage of the human rights...
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Posted on March 26, 2012 - 11:12am by nadine.
Big news for gay couples returning from travel abroad. The days of being being humiliated at the border may soon be over.
The U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing a revision to its regulations that would...
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Posted on March 21, 2012 - 12:40pm by tobias.
Trans*Action (formerly Transgender FORGE) Town Hall
on Transgender Discrimination
March 22nd, 2012 | 7:00PM
@ The L Train
900 Central Ave, Ste 25B
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
Join us in an open discussion concerning the...
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Posted on March 21, 2012 - 12:21pm by mallory.
Today, the Senate Reapportionment Committee begun day two of debate on the proposed Senate maps. One of the hot topics Senators are discussing: how the Senate districts are numbered.
How districts are numbered is actually...
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Posted on March 20, 2012 - 6:00pm by tobias.
Click here to see more photos
Photos courtesy of Brett Hufziger
www.bhuf.com
Thank you for a magical night!
Last Sunday, on a beautiful evening with picture perfect weather, we set an all-time record...
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Posted on March 17, 2012 - 7:48am by nadine.
Saturday, March 17, 2012, that marks the 100th birthday of the late civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Rustin was a proud Black gay man who was an indispensable architect...
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Posted on March 17, 2012 - 7:48am by nadine.
Saturday, March 17, 2012, that marks the 100th birthday of the late civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Rustin was a proud Black gay man who was an indispensable architect...
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Posted on March 15, 2012 - 5:41pm by tobias.
This morning the Tampa City Council voted unanimously to move forward toward the creation of a Domestic Partnership Registry.
It was a proud moment to see standing room only in the chamber,...
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Posted on March 15, 2012 - 10:44am by mallory.
Right now, the City of Tampa is holding it's first hearing on a proposed domestic partnership registry. The room is packed full of supporters. Equality Florida's Tampa Development Officer, Ed Lally gave the following...
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Posted on March 14, 2012 - 2:15pm by nadine.
Friends of mine who are also members of Equality Florida were up North late last year visiting family when they stopped for a meal at a roadside diner.
Behind their booth they could hear a woman berating her child for...
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Posted on March 13, 2012 - 3:32pm by mallory.
It's no secret that I love Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. She's one of my favorite lawmakers and just an amazing person. She just released a very touching "It Gets Better" video. Watch it and tell me...
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Posted on March 9, 2012 - 2:48pm by tobias.
Great news!
CSX, one of the largest companies in the country, has signed on as the newest advisory board member of Equality Means Business.
Launched in 2010, Equality Means Business, is our campaign to spotlight major...
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Posted on March 8, 2012 - 12:24pm by tobias.
SEND A NOTE
Tell the members of the Venice City Council to support this critical measure
>>Click here to send a note
SHOW UP
at City Hall at 9:00am on Tuesday, March13th...
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Posted on March 6, 2012 - 9:48am by brian.
EQFL Note: Equality Florida congratulates Visuality on the grand opening of its LGBT youth center. With upto 40% of homeless youth identifying as LGBT, centers like this are crucial for providing safe spaces and support....
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Posted on March 1, 2012 - 6:40pm by tobias.
This Saturday night, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, and George Clooney among many, many others will take the stage for special reading of Dustin Lance Black's play "8."
Thanks to Google and YouTube, it will be...
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Posted on February 29, 2012 - 3:55pm by tobias.
No committed couple should ever have to worry about their relationship being questioned in an emergency or whether they'll be called when their partner is in a life-threatening accident.
Last week Tampa City Council...
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Posted on February 28, 2012 - 2:45pm by mallory.
Tomorrow a dangerous anti-choice bill (HB 277) will be heard on the floor of the Florida House. The bill seeks to limit access to abortion by targeting doctors and clinics. There are no medical reasons for these proposed...
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Posted on February 27, 2012 - 2:23pm by tobias.
Our Deputy Director, Stratton Pollitzer, talks marriage equality with Paul of the Paul and Matty Show. Listen as Stratton lays out the roadmap ahead for winning equality in here in Florida.
Click here to listen...
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Posted on February 27, 2012 - 12:09pm by mallory.
2012 is shaping up to be a very important election year for LGBT candidates. More and more LGBT candidates are stepping up and running for office. Yesterday, the Orlando Sentinel published an article that highlights the four...
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Posted on February 25, 2012 - 3:15pm by brian.
If you're in Tampa tonight, be sure to look up!
The SunTrust Building in downtown Tampa will be lit in rainbow colors in recognition of Equality Florida's Tampa Gala.
So far, more than 300 people have bought tickets...
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Posted on February 25, 2012 - 2:47pm by brian.
&#a0; Watch this at Tampa Bay Online
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Posted on February 23, 2012 - 2:42am by brian.
How do you reduce to words all that your wedding day means?
It is one of the hardest things I’ve ever written. Perhaps second only to putting into words my love for Kim, my husband of 72 hours and partner of 25 years...
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