Welcome to the first issue of Equality Florida’s Public Policy Weekly Newsletter! 
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Tuesday at 9:30am the Pinellas County Commission will vote on whether or not to move forward with a countywide Domestic Partnership Registry that would provide essential legal protections for unmarried couples.
This year has been a game changer. Plain and Simple.
Orlando Tops List of Pro-Equality Cities in Florida.
New National Report Ranks LGBT Legal Protections.
WASHINGTON-- Orlando, Miami and Tampa are ranked as the top three cities for protecting the rights of gay and transgender Floridians while Jacksonville comes in a distant last, according to a new national report card issued this week.
By now we all know that every one of our votes is going to matter next Tuesday. But do you have the information to make sure you get to vote? Regular Equality Florida volunteer, Terry Lowman provided the ACLU website, Know Your Rights as a great guide for information on polling places, required ID, your voter registration status, early voting etc.
Tonight by a vote of 17 to 2, the Jacksonville City Council voted to reject bill 2012-296 - a fully-inclusive measure that would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to the city’s Human Rights Ordinance (HRO).
Tonight voters elected our first out gay state legislator in Florida's history! David Richardson was elected to the Florida House in District 113, representing Miami Beach. No Republicans entered the race so David's victory in the Democratic primary and edged out three opponents to claim the seat.
By a 6-1 vote, the Pinellas County Commission voted to create a countywide domestic partnership registry (DPR) becoming the latest in a string of communities that now provide valuable legal protections for gay couples and unmarried straight partners.