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Equality Florida Decries Proposed Rule to Eliminate Medicaid Coverage for Gender Affirming Care
Equality Florida decried a proposed Florida Agency for Health Care Administration rule to eliminate Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, which could affect roughly 9,000 transgender Floridians insured through Medicaid.
Equality Florida
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New OUT Leadership Report Shows Anti-LGBTQ Laws Making Florida Less Welcoming for Businesses
A new OUT Leadership report found Florida's LGBTQ+ business climate ranking dropped sharply to 31st nationally, a decline Equality Florida and the report attribute directly to anti-LGBTQ legislation including the 'Don't Say Gay' law.
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Responds to AHCA Report on Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
Equality Florida criticized a Florida Agency for Health Care Administration report on treating gender dysphoria, saying it builds on debunked Department of Health guidance and misrepresents data to deny transgender Floridians access to care during Pride Month.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith Named to TIME100
TIME named Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith to its 2022 TIME100 list of the world's most influential people, recognizing decades of LGBTQ advocacy as Florida became a center of the fight against anti-LGBTQ legislation.
Equality Florida Nadine Smith
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Fears Vindicated As “Don’t Say Gay” Legislation Harms Florida Students
Equality Florida said fears about the 'Don't Say Gay' law were vindicated as Florida schools censored students before the law took effect, including a Sarasota senior barred from referencing his activism in a graduation speech and yearbook and newspaper censorship.
LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Responds to FL Department of Health Guidance Opposing Affirming Care for Transgender Children
Equality Florida responded to non-binding Florida Department of Health guidance opposing gender-affirming care for transgender children, saying the DeSantis administration is replacing science with political propaganda and intruding into doctors' offices.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Joins Lawsuit to Challenge ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
Equality Florida joined a federal lawsuit filed by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Kaplan Hecker & Fink, and Florida families challenging the 'Don't Say Gay' law (HB 1557) as unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Equality Florida
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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Discriminatory ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Into Law
Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill (HB 1557) into law at a charter school exempt from its provisions; Equality Florida called it cowardly and vowed to see the law overturned in court or repealed by the legislature.
LGBTQ
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2022 Post-Florida Legislative Session Review
Equality Florida's recap of the 2022 Florida legislative session highlighted Republican-driven culture war legislation, most notably the 'Don't Say Gay' bill (HB 1557), which drew international condemnation, student walkouts, and unprecedented LGBTQ organizing.
Legislation
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Equality Florida Condemns Passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill by the Florida Legislature
Equality Florida condemned the Florida Legislature's passage of the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, vowing to lead legal action against the state if the law harms any child, teacher, or family, and thanked students, volunteers, and lawmakers who opposed it.
Equality Florida