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Resistance Report Week 5: Democracy is under attack!
Equality Florida's week five Resistance Report notes the Attacking Citizen-Led Amendments Bill passed the Florida House while public outcry delayed a Senate vote on the Anti-Diversity in Local Government Bill, naming Rep. Angie Nixon a winner and Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka a loser.
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Statement On Arrest of Transgender Woman for Using Bathroom at Florida Capitol
Equality Florida's Nadine Smith responded to the arrest of Marcy Rheintgen, a transgender woman charged with trespassing for using the women's restroom at the Florida Capitol, calling the bathroom law cruel, unenforceable, and designed to intimidate transgender people out of public life.
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Resistance Report Week 4: Progress Made, Battles Ahead
Equality Florida's week four Resistance Report reports progress as one bad bill was amended, another neutralized in the House, and one defeated, while three harmful bills advanced; it names several representatives winners and resigning Senator Randy Fine the loser.
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Resistance Report Week 3: This is what democracy looks like!
Equality Florida's week three Resistance Report recaps its Pride At The Capitol kickoff with 400-plus volunteers who submitted over 1,000 comment cards delaying two bills, plus the second annual Let Us Live March led by transgender leaders.
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Resistance Report Week 2: Bad Bills Are Moving
Equality Florida's week two Resistance Report covers moving bills including End Citizen-Led Amendments, Anti-Diversity in Local Government, and Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work 2.0, ahead of its Pride At The Capitol kickoff bringing hundreds of volunteers to Tallahassee.
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Equality Florida Launches New Trauma-Informed Course Empowering Mental Health Providers to Support LGBTQ Youth and Families
Equality Florida launched Trauma-Informed Care for LGBTQ Youth, a free virtual course offering six continuing education credits for Florida mental health professionals, drawing over 325 registrants in its first week amid rising mental health disparities among LGBTQ youth.
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2025 Legislative Slate
Equality Florida's 2025 Legislative Slate lists its positions on bills including the Anti-Diversity in Local Government bill, Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work, the Pride Flag Ban, a repeal of Florida's marriage ban, and the Freedom to Learn Act.
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Resistance Report Week 1: Attacks On Citizen-Led Amendments
Equality Florida's week one Resistance Report for the 2025 session highlights opposition to HB 1205/SB 7016, which would further restrict citizen-led constitutional amendments, after over 100 people testified against the House bill, which advanced 14-4.
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Equality Florida Institute Wins Prestigious 2025 NASP Champion for Children Award
Equality Florida Institute was named the national winner of the 2025 National Association of School Psychologists Champion for Children award, recognizing its decades of advocacy for LGBTQ youth education and mental health, including training over 40,000 educators.
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Lawmakers Seek to Restore Rights and Freedoms Taken Under Governor DeSantis
Florida lawmakers filed the Health Care Freedom Act and the Freedom to Learn Act to undo laws backed by Governor DeSantis, with bills that would repeal the six-week abortion ban, restrictions on transgender care, and education censorship measures.