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Equality Florida Action PAC Launches Virtual Days of Action for 2020 Election
Equality Florida Action PAC launched virtual Days of Action for the 2020 election, mobilizing volunteers to support endorsed candidates including Shevrin Jones, Michele Rayner, Javier Estevez, and Alex Barrio ahead of Florida's August primary.
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Equality Florida Condemns Blatant Transphobia from House Candidate Cris Dosev
Equality Florida condemned Florida House District 2 candidate Cris Dosev for a false, transphobic ad attacking incumbent Rep. Alex Andrade, tying it to the bipartisan Florida Competitive Workforce Act and citing broad voter support for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
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Equality Florida’s Response to the Investigation of Davie Police Chief Dale Engle for homophobic remarks
Equality Florida sent a letter to Broward officials demanding the termination of Davie Police Chief Dale Engle, who allegedly said Broward Sheriff's Deputy Shannon Bennett died of COVID-19 because he was a homosexual who attended homosexual events.
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Equality Florida joins Civil Rights Groups and Thousands of County Residents Call for Civilian Oversight of Miami-Dade Police
Equality Florida joined more than 30 civil rights groups, 6,000 petition signers, and 17 county candidates in calling for the Miami-Dade Commission to reinstate a civilian oversight panel for the county police department.
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Florida Marriage Equality Plaintiff Named Co-Chair of Equality Florida’s Board of Directors
Jeff Delmay, a plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to the first same-sex marriages in Florida, was named Co-Chair of Equality Florida's Board of Directors, beginning a three-year term.
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BREAKING: Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Michele Rayner for State House District 70
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed civil rights attorney Michele Rayner for Florida State House District 70 in the Democratic primary; if elected, she would be the first openly Black queer woman elected to office in Florida.
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LGBTQ Organizations Unite in Calling for Transformational Change in Policing
More than 400 civil rights organizations, including LGBTQ groups, signed a letter calling for transformational change in policing, including divesting police funding, ending qualified immunity, and shifting first-responder duties away from armed officers.
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U.S. Supreme Court Makes Major Decision on LGBTQ Civil Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that firing someone for being LGBTQ violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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Equality Florida honors victims of Pulse Nightclub tragedy, racial violence; launches largest-ever election program
Marking four years since the Pulse Nightclub shooting, Equality Florida announced the launch of its largest-ever election program, targeting 500,000 pro-equality Florida voters, alongside its commitment to combat systemic racism and police violence.
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#BlackLivesMatter: LGBTQ+ Voices Unite To Combat Racial Violence
β€œIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.