Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith to Step Down After 28 Years to Lead Color Of Change Equality Florida Co-Founder and Co-Leader Stratton Pollitzer Named Incoming CEO and Executive Director   St. Petersburg, FL — After 28 years at the helm of Equality Florida, co-founder and…

  Equality Florida Responds to Filing of Pride Flag Ban Bill TALLAHASSEE, FL — State Representative David Borrero (HB 347) and Senator Clay Yarborough (SB 426) filed the first anti-LGBTQ bill of Florida’s 2026 legislative session — the Pride Flag Ban. The legislation seeks to prohibit state and…

Dogged by Scandal, Desperate DeSantis Uses DOGE List to Distract From $83 Million Crony Deal, $10 Million Charity Scandal, and $300 Million Detention Crisis TALLAHASSEE, FL — In a pathetic effort to distract from his corruption, inside dealing, and scandals, Governor Ron DeSantis is attacking…

Press Statement: Defying DeSantis: Communities Show Their Rainbows as State Threatens Cities St. Petersburg, FL — Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation have issued a new letter to cities threatening to withhold millions in critical emergency relief funding unless they remove…