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Meet the Fellows: Summer 2022  Equality Florida, Florida’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, has hired a diverse cohort of fellows originating from all over Florida. The Summer 2022 cohort is welcoming individuals from various ages, ethnicities, gender identities, academic backgrounds, and sexualities – reflecting the diverse communities Equality Florida is missioned to serve.

Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith Named to  Time100 List St. Petersburg, FL -- TIME named Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith to the 2022 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the June 6/June 13 double issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, May 27, and online now at time.com/time100.

Fears Vindicated As “Don’t Say Gay” Legislation Harms Florida Students Schools Censoring Students Even Before Law is in Effect

Spring 2022 Fellowship   Earlier this year, Equality Florida - Florida’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization - hired a dedicated and vibrant cohort for its Spring 2022 Fellowship Program! From Tallahassee to Miami, our fellows encompassed a diverse range of regions, ethnicities, gender identities, and backgrounds which truly reflected our community.

  TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida Department of Health issued non-binding guidance today opposing science-backed health care for transgender kids. Equality Florida issued the following statement in response:

  Equality Florida Joins Lawsuit to Challenge Don’t Say Gay Law TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Today, Equality Florida joined the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, Attorney Elizabeth Schwartz, and families in Florida in filing suit against the State of Florida over the newly-signed Don’t Say Gay law. Equality Florida issued the following statement:

  Equality Florida Responds To Signing of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill by Governor Ron DeSantis

 

Equality Florida Condemns Passage of the "Don't Say Gay" Bill by the Florida Legislature  

  Florida Senate Rejects Reasonable Amendments to Don’t Say Gay, Full Vote Looms Equality Florida Prepares for Legal Battles to Protect Students, Parents, and Teachers

  Equality Florida Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Remarks By DeSantis Spokesperson

Equality Florida Celebrates Powerful Statewide Student Walkouts TALLAHASSEE, FL - Today, students across the State of Florida led peaceful walkouts to protest the hateful Don’t Say Gay bill moving in the legislature, including a march that led over 100 Tallahassee-area students inside the Capitol building. In response, Equality Florida issued the following statement:

 

  Marriott, Hilton, American Airlines and AirBnb Join 150+ Major U.S. Companies To Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in Florida IHG Hotels & Resorts, Oracle, and United Airlines among new signatories, joining Amazon, American Airlines, Apple, AT&T, HP, Microsoft, Salesforce, Unilever, others

  On the heels of the successful launch of our first cable television ad on February 14, Equality Florida is launching its second ad titled By The Content of Our Curriculum taking aim at the "Stop WOKE Act" (HB7/SB148), the governor's signature piece of legislation that would censor conversations about American history and the origins of racism and injustice. This 30-second ad shows school life in the age of DeSantis censorship, with curriculum having been replaced by propaganda and educators under surveillance by the state.

 

Equality Florida Responds To Governor DeSantis’ Doubling Down on Anti-LGBTQ Surveillance State Agenda

  Black History is American History. Right now — as the nation celebrates Black History Month, honors the contributions of the Black community, and reflects on past and current injustices — GOP leaders in the Florida Legislature are fast-tracking a bill that would censor honest conversations about racism, discrimination, and injustice in our schools and workplace.