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Equality Florida Action PAC Launches Virtual Days of Action for 2020 Election
Equality Florida Action PAC launched virtual Days of Action for the 2020 election, mobilizing volunteers to support endorsed candidates including Shevrin Jones, Michele Rayner, Javier Estevez, and Alex Barrio ahead of Florida's August primary.
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BREAKING: Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Michele Rayner for State House District 70
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed civil rights attorney Michele Rayner for Florida State House District 70 in the Democratic primary; if elected, she would be the first openly Black queer woman elected to office in Florida.
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Equality LIVE reaches audience of 20,000 and raises a remarkable $56,817 during the live broadcast
Equality Florida's Equality LIVE virtual variety show reached nearly 20,000 people and raised $56,817 during the live broadcast, contributing to a total of $267,000 raised from 416 donors to offset COVID-19 fundraising losses.
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Equality Florida’s 2019 Year In Review
Equality Florida's 2019 Year in Review highlights growth across its programs, including the HIV Advocacy Project's expanded partnerships, media coverage, trainings, and unprecedented progress on HIV modernization legislation.
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Equality Florida’s 2020 Priority Legislative Slate
Equality Florida released its 2020 priority legislative slate, supporting the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, conversion therapy and hate crimes bills, and a marriage ban repeal, while opposing preemption bills that would roll back local LGBTQ protections.
Equality Florida
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The Epidemic of Transgender Violence in Florida and the Missteps that Follow
Equality Florida's Gina Duncan writes about the epidemic of anti-transgender violence in Florida, which led the nation in transgender murders, and the harm caused when law enforcement misgenders victims, urging agencies to build trust with LGBTQ communities.
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Educators Across Florida Welcome LGBTQ Students Back to School
Through its Safe and Healthy Schools Project, Equality Florida distributed shirts, pins, and stickers to Florida educators and shared back-to-school messages of support for LGBTQ students, noting that one accepting adult can sharply reduce youth suicide risk.
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Equality Florida’s Stratton Pollitzer Reflects On 3-Years Since Pulse
Equality Florida Deputy Director Stratton Pollitzer reflects on the third anniversary of the Pulse massacre, recalling the record-setting $9.5 million GoFundMe campaign and the launch of the Safe and Healthy Schools project to uproot bias in schools.
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Remember And Honor The 49 With Action
Marking three years since the Pulse Nightclub massacre that killed 49 people, Equality Florida urged supporters to honor the victims with action through its #HonorThemWithAction campaign and listed the names of all 49 victims.
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Great Strides Made During 2019 Legislative Session
Equality Florida's Joe Saunders recaps the 2019 legislative session, citing unprecedented bipartisan support for LGBTQ civil rights protections, progress on HIV law modernization and a Pulse memorial, and the blocking of bills threatening local nondiscrimination ordinances.