All Posts

Press Release ∙
Agency for Health Care Administration Strips Care From 9,000+ Transgender Floridians
A Florida Agency for Health Care Administration rule stripping Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care took effect, ending coverage for more than 9,000 transgender Floridians; Equality Florida called it part of a broader DeSantis-driven assault on transgender health care.
Transgender
Statement ∙
Equality Florida Responds to Weaponizing of Florida Department of Education Against Nondiscrimination Protections
Equality Florida responded to a memo from Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz disregarding Title IX protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, calling it the latest weaponizing of state agencies against LGBTQ Floridians.
Equality Florida Nondiscrimination
Press Release ∙
‘Don’t Say LGBTQ’ Law, Already Harming Students, Goes Into Effect
Florida's 'Don't Say LGBTQ' law (HB 1557) took effect, banning classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3 and restricting it in higher grades; Equality Florida said it has received over 50 censorship complaints since the bill was signed.
LGBTQ
Statement ∙
Equality Florida Responds to SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe V. Wade
Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturning Roe v. Wade, Equality Florida called the ruling catastrophic and warned that Justice Thomas's concurrence signals threats to marriage equality and other LGBTQ rights.
Equality Florida
Statement ∙
Equality Florida Decries Proposed Rule to Eliminate Medicaid Coverage for Gender Affirming Care
Equality Florida decried a proposed Florida Agency for Health Care Administration rule to eliminate Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, which could affect roughly 9,000 transgender Floridians insured through Medicaid.
Equality Florida
Press Release ∙
New OUT Leadership Report Shows Anti-LGBTQ Laws Making Florida Less Welcoming for Businesses
A new OUT Leadership report found Florida's LGBTQ+ business climate ranking dropped sharply to 31st nationally, a decline Equality Florida and the report attribute directly to anti-LGBTQ legislation including the 'Don't Say Gay' law.
LGBTQ
Statement ∙
Equality Florida Responds to AHCA Report on Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
Equality Florida criticized a Florida Agency for Health Care Administration report on treating gender dysphoria, saying it builds on debunked Department of Health guidance and misrepresents data to deny transgender Floridians access to care during Pride Month.
Equality Florida
Press Release ∙
Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith Named to TIME100
TIME named Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith to its 2022 TIME100 list of the world's most influential people, recognizing decades of LGBTQ advocacy as Florida became a center of the fight against anti-LGBTQ legislation.
Equality Florida Nadine Smith
Statement ∙
Fears Vindicated As “Don’t Say Gay” Legislation Harms Florida Students
Equality Florida said fears about the 'Don't Say Gay' law were vindicated as Florida schools censored students before the law took effect, including a Sarasota senior barred from referencing his activism in a graduation speech and yearbook and newspaper censorship.
LGBTQ
Statement ∙
Equality Florida Responds to FL Department of Health Guidance Opposing Affirming Care for Transgender Children
Equality Florida responded to non-binding Florida Department of Health guidance opposing gender-affirming care for transgender children, saying the DeSantis administration is replacing science with political propaganda and intruding into doctors' offices.
Equality Florida