Equality Florida Awarded $22,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to Expand LGBTQ Youth Mental Health Services

Sarasota, FL – Equality Florida was awarded a $22,000 grant from the McCauley-Brown Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, which paved the way for a critical initiative aimed at increasing the competencies of mental health service providers for LGBTQ+ youth in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties.

Civil Rights and Parents Groups Denounce Effort to Erode Local Protections in Sarasota Public Schools

Proposed changes dangerously obscure discrimination and bullying protections for all students

Media Statement

Orlando, FL — This morning, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held an unexpected press conference in Orlando regarding transgender athletes and women’s sports. Equality Florida issued the following statement in response:

Resistance Report: Federal Edition (July)

We’re back with another edition of our Federal Resistance Report! The amount of breaking news coming out of Washington, D.C. is overwhelming and exhausting by design. But remember, you’re not alone! The Equality Florida team is tracking federal policies, gathering resources, and working with our legal and national partners to assess the impacts on LGBTQ Americans and to resist.

Tracking Federal Developments

Updated as of July 7, 2025

The Supreme Court Sided with Politicians — We Stand with Trans Youth and Their Families

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law banning doctors from providing essential health care to transgender youth. It’s a deeply disappointing decision—one that history will judge harshly. Politicians have no place in the exam room. Parents, not lawmakers, should make medical decisions for their children.