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U.S. House Republicans Pass A Nationwide Ban on Transgender Girls Participating In School Sports
U.S. House Republicans, led by Florida Congressman Greg Steube, passed a bill banning transgender girls from school sports nationwide; Equality Florida condemned the measure as a calculated wedge issue and listed Florida's delegation roll call vote.
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Equality Florida Stand With 400+ Organizations Opposing Federal Trans Sports Ban
Equality Florida joined more than 400 national, state, and local organizations in signing a letter opposing a U.S. House bill that would impose a nationwide ban on transgender girls participating in school sports.
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Republicans In Congress Hijack Defense Bill, Blocking Health Care For Trans Children Of Military Service Members
Congressional Republicans inserted a provision into the National Defense Authorization Act blocking gender-affirming care for transgender children of military service members; Equality Florida urged President Biden to veto the bill and listed how Florida's delegation voted.
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Shocked and Devastated – But Not Powerless.
Equality Florida responded to the 2024 election results, expressing shock and devastation but vowing to keep resisting, while highlighting victories including doubling the number of LGBTQ state legislators and defeating DeSantis-backed school board candidates.
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BREAKING: Federal Court Permanently Blocks Discriminatory Healthcare Bans and Restrictions for Transgender Floridians
A federal court permanently blocked Florida's SB 254 restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender adults and minors, with Judge Hinkle's ruling in Doe v. Ladapo finding the law was motivated by animus and violated equal protection rights.
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Your Final Resistance Report for 2024: We’re Turning The Tide
Equality Florida's final 2024 Resistance Report celebrates stopping or neutralizing 21 of 22 extreme anti-LGBTQ bills and passing the pro-LGBTQ PEP Access bill, framing the session as a major blow to DeSantis's culture war agenda.
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Resistance Report Week 6: Keeping the Pressure On
Equality Florida's week six Resistance Report notes sustained advocacy has stalled some of the session's worst bills, naming Rep. Michele Rayner a winner for the Freedom to Learn Act and Rep. Tiffany Esposito a loser for the Preemption of Employment Protections Bill.
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Resistance Report Week 5: Victory on the Frontlines
Equality Florida's week five Resistance Report celebrates the Pride Flag Ban Bill being stopped in the Florida Senate, support for the abortion ballot amendment at the state Supreme Court, and grassroots DMV protests over the transgender license policy.
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Resistance Report Week 4: An Unprecedented Attack
Equality Florida's week four Resistance Report details the DeSantis administration's memo rescinding transgender residents' ability to update license gender markers, a virtual town hall with Southern Legal Counsel, and names Rep. Gallop Franklin a winner and Rep. Doug Bankson a loser.
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Resistance Report Week 3: Bad Bills Are Moving
Equality Florida's week three Resistance Report covers the Florida Board of Governors' approval of rules dismantling university diversity programs and removing sociology as a core course, plus moving anti-LGBTQ bills, naming Reps. Bartleman and Woodson winners and DeSantis the loser.
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