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Resistance Report Week 2: Divorcing from DeSantis
Equality Florida's week two Resistance Report recaps its Pride At The Capitol kickoff, where 225-plus volunteers demanded lawmakers reject DeSantis's agenda, naming new Rep. Tom Keen a winner and Reps. Randy Fine and David Borrero losers over the Pride Flag Ban Bill.
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Equality Florida Rallies Hundreds in Tallahassee Against New Slate of Attacks
Hundreds of Floridians rallied at the state Capitol for Equality Florida's Pride At The Capitol against more than 20 new anti-LGBTQ bills, while advocates praised Democratic-sponsored Health Care Freedom Act and Freedom to Learn Act bills aimed at restoring rights lost under DeSantis.
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Equality Florida 2024 Legislative Slate
Equality Florida's 2024 Legislative Slate tracks its positions and outcomes on bills including the Trans Erasure Bill, Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work, employment-protection preemption, the Pride Flag Ban, and a ban on law enforcement safe-space stickers, most of which were stopped or neutralized.
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Equality Florida Condemns DeSantis Administration’s Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Alongside Parents, Students, and Families
Parents, students, and community leaders joined Equality Florida in Fort Lauderdale to condemn Governor DeSantis's attacks on LGBTQ students, citing book bans, censored curriculum, and the upheaval at Monarch High School after a transgender student played girls volleyball.
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Equality Florida Action PAC, SAVE Action PAC, and LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorse Michael Gongora in Run-Off for Mayor of Miami Beach
Equality Florida Action PAC, SAVE Action PAC, and LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed former Commissioner Michael Gongora in the Miami Beach mayoral run-off, citing his decade-long record of LGBTQ advocacy and raising concerns about opponent Steve Meiner's voting record and refusal to complete candidate questionnaires.
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New Equality Florida #DeSantisFailedUs Television Ad: Reject Ron DeSantis’ Culture Wars And Become A Better Florida
Equality Florida Action launched a new television ad, #DeSantisFailedUs, with a five-figure ad buy spotlighting the governor's culture wars, book bans, and censorship while he ignores issues like housing, insurance, and the teacher shortage.
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Federal Court Denies Request To Temporarily Block Restrictions On Life-Saving Healthcare For Transgender Adults In Florida
A federal court declined to block provisions of Florida's SB 254 restricting gender-affirming care for transgender adults, leaving Florida the only state with such restrictions. Equality Florida said the ruling maintains barriers motivated by bigotry.
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Miami-Dade County School Board Votes 5-3 Against LGBTQ History Month Proclamation
After a 10-hour hearing, the Miami-Dade County School Board voted 5-3 to reject a proclamation recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month, which Equality Florida said reflected capitulation to DeSantis's influence and far-right pressure.
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Raising Our Flags High In Honor Of Lauri Carleton
Equality Florida mourned Lauri Carleton, a California store owner and LGBTQ ally murdered for flying a Pride flag, blaming DeSantis and lawmakers for stoking hate violence and urging supporters to fly their flags higher in response.
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Equality Florida Responds to AP Psychology Guidance from FL DOE
Amid national pushback, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz issued guidance that AP Psychology can be taught 'in its entirety,' reversing earlier guidance. Equality Florida urged districts to teach the full course and called for repeal of the Don't Say LGBTQ law and rule.
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