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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Todd Delmay For Florida HD 100 As First 2022 State Legislative Endorsement
Equality Florida Action PAC announced its first 2022 state legislative endorsement, backing Todd Delmay for Florida House District 100; if elected, Delmay, a plaintiff in Florida's marriage equality lawsuit, would be the fifth openly gay man in the Florida House.
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Equality Florida Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision In Fulton vs. the City of Philadelphia
Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Equality Florida said the decision is narrow and limited to a specific Philadelphia contract, noting the Court did not grant a blanket right to reject LGBTQ foster families.
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US Department of Education Says Title IX Protects Transgender Kids from Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education announced it will interpret Title IX's sex-discrimination ban to include gender identity and sexual orientation; Equality Florida said the move shows Florida's Transgender Youth Sports Ban violates federal law.
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Jacksonville Native and LGBTQ Leader, Jimmy Midyette, Joins Equality Florida’s Staff
Equality Florida announced that Jacksonville LGBTQ leader and attorney Jimmy Midyette, co-founder of the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality, has joined its staff as North Florida Development Officer to lead fundraising and community liaison work.
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Five Years Since Pulse, Equality Florida Calls To #HonorThemWithAction Amidst Backlash Against LGBTQ Floridians
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Equality Florida called on supporters to #HonorThemWithAction, citing Governor DeSantis's signing of the trans youth sports ban and his veto of LGBTQ program funding as renewed motivation to fight anti-LGBTQ hatred.
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National LGBTQ Medical Group Cancels Florida Conference Citing Anti-Trans Youth Sports Ban
GLMA, a national LGBTQ medical group, canceled its planned in-person Florida conference and shifted to virtual, citing the state's new anti-trans youth sports ban and concerns about subjecting trans colleagues to a hostile atmosphere, as well as COVID-19 deaths.
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LGBTQ Groups Blast Governor DeSantis for Stripping ALL funding for LGBTQ Programs from State Budget
Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed all LGBTQ-specific programming from Florida's state budget, including mental health funding for Pulse massacre survivors and housing for homeless LGBTQ youth, prompting LGBTQ groups to accuse him of declaring war on the community during Pride Month.
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Equality Florida Join Families and Advocates of Transgender Youth to Condemn Signing of Transgender Youth Sports Ban
Equality Florida and families of transgender youth condemned Governor Ron DeSantis for signing the Transgender Youth Sports Ban at the start of Pride Month, the first anti-LGBTQ legislation to pass the Florida legislature in 23 years.
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Orange County School Board asks Governor DeSantis to Veto Transgender Youth Sports Ban
The Orange County School Board sent Governor Ron DeSantis a letter requesting he veto SB 1028, the Transgender Youth Sports Ban, saying it does not prioritize the needs of all children and noting no complaints about existing FHSAA participation rules.
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More than 100 Elected Officials Announce Support for Transgender Youth, Opposition to Transgender Youth Sports Ban
More than 100 current and former members of Congress, state lawmakers, and local officials signed a letter opposing Florida's Transgender Youth Sports Ban, affirming transgender youth and warning of the economic consequences of anti-LGBTQ policies.
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