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Florida Legislature Passes Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
The Florida House passed HB 1521 by an 80-36 vote, sending the Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill to the governor. The bill prohibits gender-inclusive restrooms in schools, prisons, and government buildings, separating use by sex assigned at birth.
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Florida Legislature Expands “Don’t Say LGBTQ” Law, Restricts Parental Rights
The Florida Senate passed HB 1069 by a 27-12 vote, expanding the Don't Say LGBTQ law through eighth grade, revoking parents' right to ensure correct pronoun use, and accelerating book bans by letting any person trigger a book's removal.
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Resistance Report Week 8: Drag Queens And Allies Descend On The Capitol
Equality Florida's Week 8 Resistance Report covered hundreds of drag performers and allies descending on the Capitol to #DragDeSantis, and the advancement of the License to Discriminate in Healthcare bill, which passed the Senate 28-11.
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Equality Florida Denounces Governor DeSantis for Abusing Power to Silence Dissent
Equality Florida denounced Gov. DeSantis for threatening the licensure of Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna at the urging of Moms for Liberty, calling it targeted retaliation against a critic and an abuse of power.
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Resistance Report Week 7: 3 Anti-LGBTQ bills passed the House
Equality Florida's Week 7 Resistance Report covered the Florida House passing three anti-LGBTQ bills targeting transgender people, including the Anti-Drag Bill heading to DeSantis's desk, and the Board of Education expanding Don't Say LGBTQ through 12th grade.
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Parents and Teachers Across Florida Slam Board of Education and DeSantis for “Don’t Say LGBTQ+” Expansion
The Human Rights Campaign and Equality Florida joined teachers, parents, and students in Tallahassee to condemn the Board of Education's expansion of Don't Say LGBTQ to all grades and the legislature's slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, including SB 254 and HB 1521.
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Resistance Report Week 6: The Fight Back & Protests Continue
Equality Florida's Week 6 Resistance Report covered the advancing Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill and Rep. Webster Barnaby's hate-filled rant calling transgender people 'mutants, demons, and imps,' prompting calls for his resignation.
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Equality Florida Issues Advisory Warning For Travel
Equality Florida issued an unprecedented travel advisory warning that Florida may not be safe for LGBTQ people, following passage of laws hostile to the community, restricting reproductive care, repealing gun safety laws, and censoring schools.
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Resistance Report Week 5: They’re rubber stamping DeSantis’ Slate of Hate – But we’re still fighting back
Equality Florida's Week 5 Resistance Report noted the Republican supermajority rubber-stamping DeSantis's Slate of Hate, including the gender-affirming care criminalization bill and an anti-drag bill amendment targeting pride parades.
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Resistance Report Week 4: Bad Bills Head to the Floor
Equality Florida's Week 4 Resistance Report, marking Transgender Day of Visibility, covered a student-led March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy at the Capitol as anti-LGBTQ bills including SB 254 headed to floor votes.
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