Statements & Press Releases

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Equality Florida Responds To Supreme Court’s Actions On Transgender Military Ban
Equality Florida's Gina Duncan criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's order allowing the Trump administration's transgender military ban to take effect temporarily, calling it a slap in the face to service members and harmful to the military and the country.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Applauds Nikki Fried for Historic LGBTQ Protections
Equality Florida applauded Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for updating her agency's personnel policies to include nondiscrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the first time a state Cabinet member extended protections covering transgender employees.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Governor DeSantis Excludes LGBTQ Protections from Non-Discrimination Executive Order
Equality Florida requested a meeting with Governor Ron DeSantis after his Executive Order 1910 on nondiscrimination in state government excluded LGBTQ protections, a move the group called a purposeful omission contrasting with inclusive orders by other Republican governors.
LGBTQ Nondiscrimination
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Equality Florida’s Response To Amazon Bypassing Florida For New Headquarters
Equality Florida's Nadine Smith responded to reports that Florida's lack of statewide LGBTQ workplace protections hurt Miami's bid for Amazon's new headquarters, arguing the patchwork of local protections leaves the state at a competitive disadvantage.
Equality Florida
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‘Rainbow Wave’ Hits in Florida and Nationwide
Equality Florida celebrated a 'Rainbow Wave' in the 2018 midterms, with record LGBTQ victories nationally and in Florida, including Jennifer Webb becoming the first openly lesbian state legislator and 82 of 111 Equality Florida-endorsed candidates winning.
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Equality Florida Responds To Trump’s Latest Attack on Transgender People
Equality Florida's Gina Duncan responded to a reported Trump administration proposal to define gender strictly by sex assigned at birth, warning that the dehumanizing policy would fuel discrimination and violence against transgender people and urging use of #WontBeErased.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Challenges Rick Scott’s Broken Promise on LGBT Protections
Equality Florida filed an administrative petition seeking to compel the Rick Scott administration to enact LGBT nondiscrimination protections for state employees, which Scott's staff had committed to after the Pulse massacre but never delivered.
Equality Florida
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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.
Transgender
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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.
Transgender
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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.
Equality Florida