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Equality Florida Applauds Bipartisan Filing of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act
Equality Florida Applauds Bipartisan Filing of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act The legislation will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ Floridians
Equality Florida Florida Competitive Workforce Act
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Largest Survey of Transgender Life in U.S. Publishes Florida-Specific Data
The National Center for Transgender Equality and Equality Florida released Florida-specific data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, revealing alarming rates of harassment, violence, homelessness, and inequality faced by transgender Floridians in all areas of life.
Transgender
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Major Businesses Urge Supreme Court to Consider Anti-Gay Workplace Discrimination Case
A record number of major businesses, including Apple, Google, and the Miami Heat, filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, the case of a security guard who lost her job because of her sexual orientation.
Nondiscrimination
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Equality Florida Responds To ‘License to Discriminate’ Guidance by The Trump Administration
ORLANDO, FL — Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued new guidance that gives a “license to discriminate” to federal agencies, contractors and grantees seeking religious exemptions from federal laws, rules and regulations.
Equality Florida
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Transgender Equality Denounces DOJ Transgender Discrimination
Transgender Equality denounced US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to no longer interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as protecting transgender workers from discrimination, calling it an abuse of power that contradicts case law from multiple federal appeals courts.
Transgender
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Equality Florida responds to Miami-Dade Commission Voting Down Ban On Conversion Therapy
Today, the Miami-Dade County Commission voted 4-7 against an ordinance that would ban so-called "conversion therapy." Equality Florida’s Senior Policy Director, Hannah Willard , provided the following statement:
Equality Florida
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Community Comes Together for Women’s Center of Brevard Event
Community Comes Together for Women's Center of Brevard Event
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Equality Florida Responds to Trump’s Plan to End DACA
Equality Florida Responds to Trump’s Plan to End DACA Decision will threaten the safety of LGBTQ DACA recipients in Florida
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Launches New HIV Advocacy Project
Equality Florida launched a statewide HIV Advocacy Project to combat the spread of HIV, led by new HIV Project Coordinator Alejandro Acosta, as Florida continues to have the highest rate of new HIV infections in the country and still criminalizes HIV status.
Equality Florida
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LGBTQ Champion Rick Kriseman Edges Baker In Primary With Runoff Next
LGBTQ Champion Rick Kriseman Edges Baker In Primary With Runoff Next
LGBTQ