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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Discriminatory ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Into Law
Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill (HB 1557) into law at a charter school exempt from its provisions; Equality Florida called it cowardly and vowed to see the law overturned in court or repealed by the legislature.
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Equality Florida Condemns Passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill by the Florida Legislature
Equality Florida condemned the Florida Legislature's passage of the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, vowing to lead legal action against the state if the law harms any child, teacher, or family, and thanked students, volunteers, and lawmakers who opposed it.
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Equality Florida Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Remarks By DeSantis Spokesperson
Equality Florida condemned DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw's tweets accusing opponents of the 'Don't Say Gay' bill of being pedophiles, saying the governor owns the rhetoric and that it reveals the bill's intent to erase LGBTQ people.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Celebrates Powerful Statewide Student Walkouts Opposing “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
Equality Florida celebrated statewide student walkouts protesting the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, including a march of more than 100 Tallahassee-area students into the Capitol, and urged the Florida Senate to reject the legislation.
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Equality Florida Responds to Passage of “Don’t Say Gay” Bill and “Stop WOKE Act” in the Florida House
Equality Florida condemned the Florida House's passage of the 'Don't Say Gay' bill (HB 1557) and 'Stop WOKE Act' (HB 7), noting seven Republicans broke ranks to oppose the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, and urged the Senate to reject the legislation.
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Equality Florida Responds To Governor DeSantis’ Doubling Down on Anti-LGBTQ Surveillance State Agenda
Responding to Governor DeSantis emphasizing anti-LGBTQ legislation as a legislative priority, Equality Florida's Nadine Smith said he is taking a page from Anita Bryant's playbook to advance his national political ambitions through censorship and surveillance.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Statement from Equality Florida on Homophobic Attacks Following School Field Trip to Rosie’s in Wilton Manors
Equality Florida's Joe Saunders defended a Wilton Manors Elementary School field trip to Rosie's, a longtime community restaurant, calling attempts to portray the lunch outing as a nightclub visit a manufactured moral panic rooted in anti-LGBTQ bigotry.
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Equality Florida Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision In Fulton vs. the City of Philadelphia
Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Equality Florida said the decision is narrow and limited to a specific Philadelphia contract, noting the Court did not grant a blanket right to reject LGBTQ foster families.
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US Department of Education Says Title IX Protects Transgender Kids from Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education announced it will interpret Title IX's sex-discrimination ban to include gender identity and sexual orientation; Equality Florida said the move shows Florida's Transgender Youth Sports Ban violates federal law.
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Equality Florida Join Families and Advocates of Transgender Youth to Condemn Signing of Transgender Youth Sports Ban
Equality Florida and families of transgender youth condemned Governor Ron DeSantis for signing the Transgender Youth Sports Ban at the start of Pride Month, the first anti-LGBTQ legislation to pass the Florida legislature in 23 years.
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