Statements & Press Releases

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Opposition grows as transgender discrimination bill moves forward
Questions, opposition grow as transgender discrimination bill moves ahead Criticism comes from both parties
Nondiscrimination Transgender
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Transgender Discrimination Bill to get hearing Tuesday morning
Transgender Discrimination Bill to be heard again early Tuesday Opponents and proponents are in both in town to lobby legislators (March A bill that would discriminate against transgender Floridians and force employers and business-owners to police the use of their restrooms will get a second committee hearing in the Florida House on Tuesday morning. The Government Operations Subcommittee will meet…
Nondiscrimination Transgender
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Aaron Huntsman and Lee Jones to get Equality Florida’s highest award
Marriage pioneers Aaron Huntsman and William “Lee” Jones to be honored Will receive award at Equality Florida’s Annual Key West Gala, March 28 (Photo by Kenne' Tucker)
Equality Florida
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Adoption bill removes ban on lesbian, gay parents from FL Statutes
House bill would remove unconstitutional adoption ban from Florida law The Florida House of Representatives voted Wednesday to remove a statutory ban on lesbian and gay parents that was enacted in 1977 but declared unconstitutional by a state appeals court in 2010. Since then, state officials have declined to enforce the ban, but it has remained in Florida Statutes.
Adoption LGBTQ Parenting
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Bill would discriminate against transgender Floridians
Lawmakers could criminalize use of public facilities by transgender Floridians Businesses would face fines and lawsuits for refusing to discriminate
Transgender
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11TH CIRCUIT SAYS IT WILL WAIT FOR SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY
11TH CIRCUIT SAYS IT WILL WAIT FOR SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY (February 4, 2015) -- The federal appeals court covering Florida and two other states said Wednesday that it will hear no arguments in marriage equality cases, until the Supreme Court rules on the matter, probably this summer. In the meantime, same-sex couples can continue to marry…
Marriage equality
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Newly Married Florida Same-Sex Couple to Attend State Of The Union Address in D.C.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz invited newlyweds Todd and Jeff Delmay, plaintiffs in the Pareto v. Ruvin marriage case and the first same-sex couple married in Broward County, to attend President Obama's State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C.
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Senator Sobel to Honor Equality Florida & Six Marriage Equality Plaintiff Couples as “Champions of Change”
Senator Eleanor Sobel to Honor Equality Florida and Six Marriage Equality Plaintiff Couples as “Champions of Change” Tuesday, January 13 @ 5 PM
Equality Florida Marriage equality
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Equality Florida Applauds Senator Nelson for Co-Sponsoring the Respect for Marriage Act
(January 7, 2015) Today Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) added his name as a co-sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), joining 42 original cosponsors in the Senate (including every returning Senator to the 114th Congress who supported the bill in the past) and 78 cosponsors in the House of Representatives.
Equality Florida
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NCLR/Equality Florida to AG Bondi: Instruct ALL Agencies to Recognize Marriages
The National Center for Lesbian Rights, counsel for the plaintiffs in Pareto v. Ruvin, sent a letter urging Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to immediately advise all state agencies that they are legally required to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples.
Equality Florida Marriage equality