Statements & Press Releases

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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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LGBTQ Families Speak Out Against “Transgender Youth Medical Care Ban”
Equality Florida held a press conference with lawmakers, LGBTQ families, and medical professionals to oppose HB 1365, the Transgender Youth Medical Care Ban, ahead of a Florida House subcommittee workshop on the bill.
LGBTQ
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Florida Legislature Increases Attacks On LGBTQ Community
The Florida House Health Quality Subcommittee scheduled a vote on HB 1365, the Transgender Medical Care Ban, which would imprison doctors up to 15 years for providing care to transgender youth; Equality Florida condemned the targeting of transgender children.
LGBTQ
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Anti-LGBTQ Bill Moves Forward Despite Opposition From Floridians
The Florida House Subcommittee on Local, Federal, and Veterans Affairs voted 10-5 along party lines to advance Representative Bob Rommel's HB 305, which would roll back local LGBTQ employment protections; Equality Florida warned of economic backlash.
LGBTQ
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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 Applauds Introduction of HIV Modernization Bills
Florida lawmakers Senator Jason Pizzo and Representative Nicholas Duran filed HIV modernization bills (SB 626/HB 427) to update the state's outdated HIV-specific criminal laws to reflect modern science; Equality Florida applauded the legislation.
Equality Florida