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Victory for Trans Youth: Florida School District Settles Lawsuit, Will Allow Transgender Student to Use Restrooms and Locker Rooms in Accordance with Gender Identity
The Volusia County School Board settled a lawsuit brought by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, agreeing to allow a transgender student to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with his gender identity; Equality Florida praised the outcome.
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Florida Draws National Scrutiny As 5th Black Transgender Women is Found Murdered
Following the murder of Londonn Moore, the fifth Black transgender woman killed in Florida in roughly six months, Equality Florida issued a call to action and demanded Governor Rick Scott condemn the violence and direct law enforcement to fully support investigations.
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Equality Florida Mourns The Death of Londonn Moore
Equality Florida's Nadine Smith mourned the murder of Londonn Moore, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman killed in North Port, calling the spike in anti-transgender killings in Florida a national epidemic and again urging Governor Rick Scott to take action.
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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Andrew Gillum for Governor
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed Andrew Gillum for Florida governor, announcing a statewide fundraising tour and a campaign to mobilize 1.3 million pro-equality voters, citing his record as an LGBTQ champion in contrast to opponent Ron DeSantis.
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Fourth Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in Florida; Media and Law Enforcement Continue to Misgender Victims
Equality Florida and GLAAD mourned Sasha Garden, a transgender woman of color murdered in Orlando and the fourth Black trans woman killed in Florida in 2018, and called on media and law enforcement to stop misgendering and deadnaming transgender victims.
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Equality Florida Demands Governor Scott Address the Rash of Transgender Murders in Orlando and Jacksonville
Equality Florida demanded that Governor Rick Scott address a rash of murders targeting transgender women of color in Orlando and Jacksonville, including the killing of Sasha Garden, and criticized law enforcement for misgendering victims.
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Equality Florida Stands Opposed to the Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court
Equality Florida joined national human rights organizations in opposing President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing his record on civil rights, abortion, and LGBTQ issues, and planned a press conference with reproductive rights advocates.
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#HonorThemWithAction Campaign Reaches 112 Million, Receives National Attention on 2 Year Remembrance of Pulse Tragedy
Equality Florida's #HonorThemWithAction campaign marking the second anniversary of the Pulse tragedy reached over 112 million people, with the hashtag used in more than 28,000 posts and a rally at Orlando City Hall uniting Pulse and Parkland survivors against gun violence.
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Equality Florida on Trump Policy of Separating Immigrant Families
Equality Florida condemned the Trump administration's family-separation policy that tore more than 2,300 children from asylum-seekers and immigrant parents, calling the executive order inadequate and urging support for the Keep Families Together Act and attendance at Families Belong Together rallies.
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Equality Florida and #QTHEVOTE Launch Massive Public Policyization Drive at St. Pete Pride
Equality Florida Institute and #QTHEVOTE announced a major voter registration and education drive at St. Pete Pride 2018, deploying nearly 100 canvassers to mobilize LGBTQ voters and allies ahead of the November midterm elections.
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