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Equality Florida Celebrates Passage of Hate Crimes Law Expansion Through Senate Criminal Justice Committee
The Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed an expansion of the state's hate crimes statute by a 5-2 vote, advancing legislation that would add gender and gender identity and broaden the definition of disability.
Equality Florida
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Florida Competes Commends FCHR for Recognizing Federal Bostock Ruling as Florida Standard
The business coalition Florida Competes applauded the Florida Commission on Human Relations for affirming, under the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling, that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal statewide.
LGBTQ
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Biden-Harris Administration Sign LGBTQ Executive Order On Day One
Equality Florida's Joe Saunders praised President Biden's Day One executive order implementing the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling to extend sexual orientation and gender identity protections across all federal agencies.
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Condemns Voter Intimidation Attempts in Alachua County
Equality Florida condemned voter intimidation in Alachua County after an LGBTQ voter received a threatening email purportedly from the Proud Boys demanding a vote for Donald Trump, and called for a federal investigation.
Equality Florida Voting
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Equality Florida Action Responds to Desperate and Cynical “Trump Pride” Sham
Equality Florida Action condemned the Trump campaign's last-minute Trump Pride events as a cynical attempt to disguise the administration's anti-LGBTQ record, reiterating its endorsement of the Biden-Harris ticket.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida to Honor Representative Anna V. Eskamani, Highlight Historic Elections Program at Virtual Gala
Equality Florida will honor State Representative Anna V. Eskamani and outgoing One Orlando Alliance Executive Director Jennifer Foster with Voice for Equality Awards at its virtual Greater Orlando Gala on October 30.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida to Remember Mayor Justin Flippen, and Honor Chasten Buttigieg with “Voice for Equality” Award at Annual Celebration: Saturday, November 7
Equality Florida will present its Voice for Equality Award to Chasten Buttigieg and honor the late Wilton Manors Mayor Justin Flippen with the Legacy of Equality Award at its 18th Annual virtual Broward Celebration on November 7.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Action PAC Makes Its First Clerk of Court Endorsement Ever, Jimmy Midyette
Equality Florida Action PAC made the first clerk of court endorsement in its history, backing Jimmy Midyette in Duval County over Jody Phillips, who would continue keeping the courthouse chapel closed to bar same-sex couples from marrying there.
Equality Florida Voting
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Jason Brodeur’s Anti-LGBTQ Record Prompts Florida’s Largest LGBTQ PAC To Set the Record Straight with $125,000 Ad Campaign
Equality Florida Action PAC announced an unprecedented $125,000 ad campaign to remind 130,000 Florida Senate District 9 voters of candidate Jason Brodeur's record sponsoring a 2015 bill that would have let state-funded adoption agencies discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.
LGBTQ
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Florida Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Advisory Memorandum: Voting Rights and Voter Disenfranchisement in Florida
The Florida Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, chaired by Nadine Smith, released an advisory memorandum on voting rights, flagging concerns including voter roll purges, early voting limits, and signature-mismatch ballot rejections.
Voting