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Out & Equal Founder Selisse Berry joins Equality Florida Board of Directors
Selisse Berry, founder of the national LGBTQ workplace organization Out & Equal, joined Equality Florida's Board of Directors as the state weighs the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, which would add LGBTQ protections to Florida's civil rights law.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Responds to Adjustments In Pasco County School Policy for LGBTQ Students
Equality Florida responded to the Pasco County School District replacing its LGBTQ support guidance with a one-page document, expressing disappointment while noting the district reaffirmed its commitment to supporting LGBTQ students.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Senator Rick Scott’s Failure to Fund HIV Prevention Fueled Florida’s Epidemic
Equality Florida criticized Senator Rick Scott after Guardian reporting revealed that, as governor, he rejected $70 million in federal HIV prevention funds, a period during which Florida's HIV diagnoses rose.
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Bipartisan Trio of Powerful Women Will Lead FL’s Fight for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination in 2020 Session
A bipartisan trio of Florida lawmakers - Republicans Jackie Toledo and Holly Raschein and Democrat Jennifer Webb - announced they will lead the push to pass the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, comprehensive LGBTQ nondiscrimination legislation, in the 2020 session.
LGBTQ Nondiscrimination
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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Buddy Dyer for Mayor of Orlando
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer for re-election, citing his record of passing transgender nondiscrimination protections, creating a domestic partnership registry, and leading the city through the aftermath of Pulse.
Equality Florida
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Educators Across Florida Welcome LGBTQ Students Back to School
Through its Safe and Healthy Schools Project, Equality Florida distributed shirts, pins, and stickers to Florida educators and shared back-to-school messages of support for LGBTQ students, noting that one accepting adult can sharply reduce youth suicide risk.
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Shevrin Jones for Senate District 35
Equality Florida Action PAC announced its first endorsement of the 2020 election, backing Representative Shevrin Jones for Florida Senate District 35; if elected, Jones would become the first openly gay member of the Florida Senate.
Equality Florida
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#HonorThemWithAction Campaign Reaches Over 143 Million People
Equality Florida's #HonorThemWithAction campaign reached over 143 million people worldwide and was mentioned in more than 35,000 social media posts, with support from figures including Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi, and March for Our Lives.
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Equality Florida’s Stratton Pollitzer Reflects On 3-Years Since Pulse
Equality Florida Deputy Director Stratton Pollitzer reflects on the third anniversary of the Pulse massacre, recalling the record-setting $9.5 million GoFundMe campaign and the launch of the Safe and Healthy Schools project to uproot bias in schools.
Equality Florida
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Remember And Honor The 49 With Action
Marking three years since the Pulse Nightclub massacre that killed 49 people, Equality Florida urged supporters to honor the victims with action through its #HonorThemWithAction campaign and listed the names of all 49 victims.
Equality Florida