Statements

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Equality Florida’s Response to the Investigation of Davie Police Chief Dale Engle for homophobic remarks
Equality Florida sent a letter to Broward officials demanding the termination of Davie Police Chief Dale Engle, who allegedly said Broward Sheriff's Deputy Shannon Bennett died of COVID-19 because he was a homosexual who attended homosexual events.
Equality Florida
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LGBTQ Organizations Unite in Calling for Transformational Change in Policing
More than 400 civil rights organizations, including LGBTQ groups, signed a letter calling for transformational change in policing, including divesting police funding, ending qualified immunity, and shifting first-responder duties away from armed officers.
LGBTQ
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U.S. Supreme Court Makes Major Decision on LGBTQ Civil Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that firing someone for being LGBTQ violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
LGBTQ
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#BlackLivesMatter: LGBTQ+ Voices Unite To Combat Racial Violence
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.
LGBTQ
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LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence
More than 800 LGBTQ organizations signed a joint letter, organized in part by Equality Florida, committing the movement to combat racial violence and white supremacy following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Black transgender women.
LGBTQ
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LGBTQ Families Speak Out Against “Transgender Youth Medical Care Ban”
Equality Florida held a press conference with lawmakers, LGBTQ families, and medical professionals to oppose HB 1365, the Transgender Youth Medical Care Ban, ahead of a Florida House subcommittee workshop on the bill.
LGBTQ
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Florida Legislature Increases Attacks On LGBTQ Community
The Florida House Health Quality Subcommittee scheduled a vote on HB 1365, the Transgender Medical Care Ban, which would imprison doctors up to 15 years for providing care to transgender youth; Equality Florida condemned the targeting of transgender children.
LGBTQ
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Anti-LGBTQ Bill Moves Forward Despite Opposition From Floridians
The Florida House Subcommittee on Local, Federal, and Veterans Affairs voted 10-5 along party lines to advance Representative Bob Rommel's HB 305, which would roll back local LGBTQ employment protections; Equality Florida warned of economic backlash.
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Applauds Introduction of HIV Modernization Bills
Florida lawmakers Senator Jason Pizzo and Representative Nicholas Duran filed HIV modernization bills (SB 626/HB 427) to update the state's outdated HIV-specific criminal laws to reflect modern science; Equality Florida applauded the legislation.
Equality Florida
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Outlier Ruling Endangers Minors, Enables Abusive Conversion Therapy in Tampa
A federal trial court struck down Tampa's ban on conversion therapy for minors in Vazzo v. City of Tampa, a case brought by the Liberty Counsel; Equality Florida called the ruling an outlier and urged the Florida Legislature to enact statewide protections.
Transgender