Statements & Press Releases

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Equality Florida to Honor Regions Bank, Tampa City Councilman at Annual Gala
Equality Florida to Honor Regions Bank, Tampa City Councilman at Annual Gala Regions Bank will receive the Corporate Voice for Equality Award and Tampa CIty Councilman Guido Maniscalco will receive the Ally for Equality Award at Equality Florida's Tampa Gala
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Files Motion to Defend the Ban on Dangerous Conversion Therapy Alongside the City of Tampa
After anti-LGBT hate group Liberty Counsel sued Tampa to overturn its ban on conversion therapy for minors, Equality Florida filed a motion to intervene and defend the ordinance alongside the city, calling conversion therapy a discredited and dangerous practice.
Equality Florida
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GLAAD and Equality Florida release guide for reporting on LGBTQ issues in Florida
Amid nationwide rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation on the state level, GLAAD and Equality Florida release guide for reporting on LGBTQ issues in Florida
Equality Florida ITDOV Transgender
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FLORIDA’S PATCHWORK OF LGBTQ NONDISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS MIRRORS NATIONWIDE REPORT BY U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
FLORIDA’S PATCHWORK OF LGBTQ NONDISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS MIRRORS NATIONWIDE REPORT BY U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
LGBTQ Nondiscrimination
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Florida Small Business Owners Support Equality for LGBTQ People
Florida Small Business Owners Support Equality for LGBTQ People New Polling Finds Majority Support for Nondiscrimination Protections
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Applauds Bipartisan Filing of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act
Equality Florida Applauds Bipartisan Filing of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act The legislation will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ Floridians
Equality Florida Florida Competitive Workforce Act
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Largest Survey of Transgender Life in U.S. Publishes Florida-Specific Data
The National Center for Transgender Equality and Equality Florida released Florida-specific data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, revealing alarming rates of harassment, violence, homelessness, and inequality faced by transgender Floridians in all areas of life.
Transgender
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Major Businesses Urge Supreme Court to Consider Anti-Gay Workplace Discrimination Case
A record number of major businesses, including Apple, Google, and the Miami Heat, filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, the case of a security guard who lost her job because of her sexual orientation.
Nondiscrimination
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Equality Florida Responds To ‘License to Discriminate’ Guidance by The Trump Administration
ORLANDO, FL — Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued new guidance that gives a “license to discriminate” to federal agencies, contractors and grantees seeking religious exemptions from federal laws, rules and regulations.
Equality Florida
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Transgender Equality Denounces DOJ Transgender Discrimination
Transgender Equality denounced US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to no longer interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as protecting transgender workers from discrimination, calling it an abuse of power that contradicts case law from multiple federal appeals courts.
Transgender