Statements & Press Releases

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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Andrew Gillum for Governor
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed Andrew Gillum for Florida governor, announcing a statewide fundraising tour and a campaign to mobilize 1.3 million pro-equality voters, citing his record as an LGBTQ champion in contrast to opponent Ron DeSantis.
Equality Florida
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Fourth Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in Florida; Media and Law Enforcement Continue to Misgender Victims
Equality Florida and GLAAD mourned Sasha Garden, a transgender woman of color murdered in Orlando and the fourth Black trans woman killed in Florida in 2018, and called on media and law enforcement to stop misgendering and deadnaming transgender victims.
Transgender
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Equality Florida Demands Governor Scott Address the Rash of Transgender Murders in Orlando and Jacksonville
Equality Florida demanded that Governor Rick Scott address a rash of murders targeting transgender women of color in Orlando and Jacksonville, including the killing of Sasha Garden, and criticized law enforcement for misgendering victims.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Stands Opposed to the Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court
Equality Florida joined national human rights organizations in opposing President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing his record on civil rights, abortion, and LGBTQ issues, and planned a press conference with reproductive rights advocates.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida on Trump Policy of Separating Immigrant Families
Equality Florida condemned the Trump administration's family-separation policy that tore more than 2,300 children from asylum-seekers and immigrant parents, calling the executive order inadequate and urging support for the Keep Families Together Act and attendance at Families Belong Together rallies.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida and #QTHEVOTE Launch Massive Public Policyization Drive at St. Pete Pride
Equality Florida Institute and #QTHEVOTE announced a major voter registration and education drive at St. Pete Pride 2018, deploying nearly 100 canvassers to mobilize LGBTQ voters and allies ahead of the November midterm elections.
Equality Florida Marriage equality Voting
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Equality Florida to Honor Florida State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, other Community Leaders at Palm Beach Gala
Equality Florida Institute To Honor Florida State Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, Sandra Saladrigas, and Vita Nova at 5th Annual Palm Beach Gala
Equality Florida
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Tallahassee’s Largest LGBTQ Annual Event To Honor Local Leaders
Equality Florida will present leadership awards at its Tallahassee Gala on March 24, honoring Reverend Brant Copeland and Ron Bunting with the Voice for Equality Award and The Mickee Faust Club's Terry Galloway and Donna Marie Nudd with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
LGBTQ
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President of Stoneman Douglas Gay/Straight Alliance To Speak at Equality Florida Gala Saturday March 10
Equality Florida will honor the student leaders and advisors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Gay/Straight Alliance at its Miami gala on March 10; GSA president and gun-control activist Emma Gonzalez will speak and hold a moment of silence for the 17 Parkland victims.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida to Rick Scott: “Enough broken promises, stand against the NRA!”
Equality Florida to Rick Scott: "Enough broken promises, stand against the NRA!"
Equality Florida