News release from Equality Florida:
Why Marriage Matters: Fueling the conversation on marriage across the country
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Sep 25, 2013 at 10:00 am
Progress On The Rocky Road To Equality In Florida
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Seated in a downtown St. Petersburg coffee shop, Nadine Smith holds court at a window side table. She keeps a frenetic pace between checking e-mail on her laptop and responding to incoming text messages.
Domestic partner benefits offered more frequently
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More local governments and businesses are telling their employees — gay and straight — that wedding bells don't have to ring for them to get the same benefits their married co-workers are receiving.
Marriage equality advocates hope those initiatives are creating momentum for more significant changes in Florida, which does not permit same-sex marriage and has no statewide domestic partnership registry.
Equality Florida Says ‘Equality Means Business’ in Newest Push
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On Thursday, Sept. 12, Equality Florida will host Equality Means Business, a roundtable showcasing local business VIPs who’ll discuss how workplace diversity and protection have made them, well, richer.
MIAMI: Join us for a TransEquality Faith Rally this Sunday!
TransEquality Faith Rally
Join Equality Florida this Sunday, September 15th at 2PM as SAVE Dade and communities of faith rally at the Torch of Friendship in Bayfront Park in support of an all-inclusive Human Rights Ordinance that works to end discrimination in Miami-Dade County. Click here to RSVP.
WHEN:
September 15, 2013 at 2pm - 4pm
WHERE:
Torch of Friendship
301 N Biscayne Blvd
Southwest Florida gay couples assessing rights after Supreme Court rulings
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NAPLES — On paper, Doug Ball and Frank Dowd married May 19, 2007, in a double wedding with a pair of close friends at a Toronto city hall.
The anniversary they celebrate, however, is June 17, 1982, their first official date when Ball invited his then-vegetarian love interest over to his Washington, D.C., apartment for dinner.
Equality Florida's Michael Farmer Discusses Atrocities Occurring in Russia Toward the LGBT Community
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An interview with Equality Florida's Statewide Field Director, Michael Farmer, on FOX35 in Orlando discussing the atrocities occurring in Russia towards the LGBT community. To watch the video, click here.
Tallahassee leaders to respond to Russia's controversial anti-gay laws
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) -- Tallahassee city leaders are the latest to criticize Russia's laws that discriminate against homosexuals.
The issue came up during Wednesday's city commissioner meeting after city leaders received a letter from Nadine Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Florida Equality.