Statements & Press Releases

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Equality Florida Rallies Hundreds in Tallahassee Against New Slate of Attacks
Hundreds of Floridians rallied at the state Capitol for Equality Florida's Pride At The Capitol against more than 20 new anti-LGBTQ bills, while advocates praised Democratic-sponsored Health Care Freedom Act and Freedom to Learn Act bills aimed at restoring rights lost under DeSantis.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Condemns DeSantis Administration’s Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Alongside Parents, Students, and Families
Parents, students, and community leaders joined Equality Florida in Fort Lauderdale to condemn Governor DeSantis's attacks on LGBTQ students, citing book bans, censored curriculum, and the upheaval at Monarch High School after a transgender student played girls volleyball.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Action PAC, SAVE Action PAC, and LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorse Michael Gongora in Run-Off for Mayor of Miami Beach
Equality Florida Action PAC, SAVE Action PAC, and LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed former Commissioner Michael Gongora in the Miami Beach mayoral run-off, citing his decade-long record of LGBTQ advocacy and raising concerns about opponent Steve Meiner's voting record and refusal to complete candidate questionnaires.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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New Equality Florida #DeSantisFailedUs Television Ad: Reject Ron DeSantis’ Culture Wars And Become A Better Florida
Equality Florida Action launched a new television ad, #DeSantisFailedUs, with a five-figure ad buy spotlighting the governor's culture wars, book bans, and censorship while he ignores issues like housing, insurance, and the teacher shortage.
Equality Florida
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Federal Court Denies Request To Temporarily Block Restrictions On Life-Saving Healthcare For Transgender Adults In Florida
A federal court declined to block provisions of Florida's SB 254 restricting gender-affirming care for transgender adults, leaving Florida the only state with such restrictions. Equality Florida said the ruling maintains barriers motivated by bigotry.
Transgender
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Equality Florida Responds to AP Psychology Guidance from FL DOE
Amid national pushback, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz issued guidance that AP Psychology can be taught 'in its entirety,' reversing earlier guidance. Equality Florida urged districts to teach the full course and called for repeal of the Don't Say LGBTQ law and rule.
Equality Florida
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DeSantis Administration Censors AP Psychology Course
The Florida Department of Education notified superintendents that AP Psychology must remove its gender and human sexuality unit to continue being taught, a move Equality Florida said would deny students college credit and amounted to censorship.
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Florida Board of Education Adopts Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Rules
The Florida Board of Education adopted five new rules targeting the LGBTQ community, including disciplining transgender students and staff for using restrooms aligned with their gender identity and limiting LGBTQ-inclusive and Black history instruction.
LGBTQ
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Pro-Equality Supporters Donate $100K to Emergency Transgender Health Care Grants
Pro-equality supporters donated $100,000 in 48 hours to the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project, which provides patient navigation and emergency grants to transgender Floridians whose access to gender-affirming care was disrupted by state policies.
Transgender
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First-Ever Equality Florida Cable Ads Win Prestigious Reed Awards
Equality Florida's first-ever cable television ads, produced during the 2022 session to expose DeSantis's classroom censorship agenda, won two Reed Awards from Campaign & Elections for best public affairs TV ads.
Equality Florida