(Written By: Gina Duncan, Equality Florida's Director of Transgender Equality)

TAMPA, Fla. — Today, Equality Florida Action PAC and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced both organizations are backing Jane Castor in the runoff election for mayor of Tampa, Florida. If elected, Castor will make history as the city’s first openly LGBTQ mayor.

In my first year as a staff member at Equality Florida, I heard over and over what a transformative experience Lobby Days is.

1,300 Businesses Across Florida Declare They Are “Open to All”

Businesses Large and Small Across the Sunshine State Join National Campaign and Publicly Commit to Serving Everyone on Equal Terms

A bill that threatens to repeal every local LGBTQ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance and conversion therapy ban in Florida was heard on March 14 in the second of three committee stops before a final vote in the House.

The bad news: The bill is moving forward with an amendment that falls short of eliminating the threat.