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A Conversation with Ashley Figueroa: Transgender Day of Visibility Special
"My name is Ashley Figueroa, and I will tell you that I am an agent of change."
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2026 Final Resistance Report: The Anti-LGBTQ Bills We Defeated (And The One That Passed)
Once again, DeSantis and extremist lawmakers manufactured a slate of some of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ bills in the country.
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Resistance Report Week 8: Anti-Diversity Bill Passed the Florida Senate
This week in Tallahassee, the “Anti-Diversity in Local Government” bill took center stage in the Florida Senate. And while the bill ultimately advanced, the full force of our resistance was on display.
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Resistance Report Week 7: Floor votes ahead on dangerous bills — we can’t let up.
We just wrapped up Week #7 of Florida’s 60-day legislative session — and people power, inside and outside of the Capitol, is making a real difference. As we head into the final two weeks, three expressly anti-LGBTQ bills remain active threats to our community.
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Resistance Report Week 6: Busloads of Floridians in the Capitol to Fight Back Against Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Equality Florida's Week 6 Resistance Report described more than 150 volunteer advocates filling the Capitol, helping pause the 'Police State' bill, as the 'Anti-Diversity in Local Government' bill advanced to the Senate floor and other anti-LGBTQ bills awaited House votes.
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Resistance Report Week 5: CODE RED at the Florida Capitol
Equality Florida declared 'CODE RED' in its Week 5 Resistance Report as the 'Anti-Diversity in Local Government' and 'Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work' bills passed committee, detailing how the anti-diversity bill could ban Pride festivals and remove local officials.
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Resistance Report Week 4: Anti-LGBTQ bills are on track to become law — unless we stop them now!
Equality Florida's Week 4 Resistance Report warned that anti-LGBTQ bills expanding 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' into workplaces and enabling lawsuits against teachers and providers were on track to become law, while noting the anti-DEI 'Penalizing Local Diversity' bill was neutralized after its language was stripped.
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Resistance Report Week 3: Anti-LGBTQ bills are on the move — take action!
Equality Florida's Week 3 Resistance Report urged opposition to the 'Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work' bill ahead of a Senate committee vote and recapped the 3rd Annual Let Us Live March for transgender visibility during Pride at the Capitol.
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A message from our new Executive Director, Stratton Pollitzer.
Stratton Pollitzer, who co-founded Equality Florida with Nadine Smith in 1997, introduced himself as the organization's new Executive Director, pledging to continue its legacy of resistance and victories amid escalating attacks.
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Resistance Report Week 2: From Minneapolis to Tallahassee — How You Can Resist.
Equality Florida's Week 2 Resistance Report opened in solidarity with Minnesotans protesting ICE after agents killed nurse Alex Pretti, then recapped Pride at the Capitol activities, a Parenting with Pride press conference, and mobilization against the 'More Lawsuits for Teachers and Doctors' bills.
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