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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.
Equality Florida Marriage equality
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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.
Equality Florida
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Grammy-Winning Artists, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to Appear on Equality Florida’s “Equality LIVE”
Equality Florida will host Equality LIVE, a daylong virtual variety show on April 26, featuring U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Grammy-winning artists, to raise funds after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of five annual galas.
Equality Florida
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39 Florida School Districts Gather for At-Capacity, LGBTQ-Inclusive Training
School district leaders from 39 Florida school districts, representing 90% of the state's public school population, gathered for the at-capacity sixth annual All Together Now Conference, an Equality Florida training on creating LGBTQ-inclusive schools.
LGBTQ
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Families of Transgender Youth Fight Back Against Attacks from Florida Legislature
Parents of transgender children, including Jeannette Jennings, mother of activist Jazz Jennings, testified against HB 1365 before the Florida House Health Quality Subcommittee; the bill, which would jail doctors for treating transgender youth, received no vote.
Transgender
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Equality Florida Highlights Attacks on LGBTQ Floridians, Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Statewide Protections
As Florida's 2020 legislative session opened with a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills drawing negative national headlines, Equality Florida supporters converged on the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass the bipartisan Florida Competitive Workforce Act instead.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Slate of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Dominate Florida Legislative Session
Anti-LGBTQ lawmakers filed a slate of eight bills for Florida's 2020 session, including legislation that would imprison doctors up to 15 years for providing care to transgender youth; Equality Florida called on legislative leaders to denounce and defeat them.
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida, Impact Fund, NCLR Lead Civil Rights Groups Brief in Florida Appeals Court Fight to Protect Local Human Rights Ordinances
Equality Florida, the Impact Fund, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights led a coalition in filing an amicus brief urging a Florida appeals court to reverse a ruling that invalidated Orange County's Human Rights Ordinance in Yanes v. O C Food and Beverage.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida, Senator José Javier Rodríguez, & Representative Michael Grieco, Urge Lawmakers to Protect LGBTQ Children from Conversion Therapy
Equality Florida joined Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez and Representative Michael Grieco at the Florida Capitol to urge passage of SB 180 and HB 41, bills that would prohibit licensed professionals from practicing conversion therapy on minors.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Equality Florida to Honor Transgender Community Leader at Annual Greater Orlando Gala
Equality Florida will honor transgender activist and community leader Ashley Figueroa with its Voice for Equality Award at its Greater Orlando Gala on November 2, making her the first transgender person to receive the award in Orlando.
Equality Florida