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Equality Florida Applauds Passage of The Equality Act by the U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; Equality Florida applauded the vote and urged Senators Rubio and Scott to support it.
Equality Florida
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Florida Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Study on Voting Rights and Calls for Public Comment
The Florida Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, chaired by Equality Florida's Nadine Smith, announced a study of voting rights in Florida, including absentee ballot rejections, and invited public comment from voters.
Civil Rights
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Great Strides Made During 2019 Legislative Session
Equality Florida's Joe Saunders recaps the 2019 legislative session, citing unprecedented bipartisan support for LGBTQ civil rights protections, progress on HIV law modernization and a Pulse memorial, and the blocking of bills threatening local nondiscrimination ordinances.
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Equality Florida Action PAC Spotlight Candidate Jane Castor Elected First LGBTQ Mayor of Tampa
Jane Castor, former Tampa police chief and Equality Florida Action PAC spotlight candidate, won over 70% of the vote to become Tampa's first openly LGBTQ mayor and the only LGBTQ woman leading a major Southern U.S. city.
Equality Florida LGBTQ Voting
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U.S. Supreme Court To Make Major Decision on LGBTQ Civil Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review three cases deciding whether federal nondiscrimination law under Title VII covers sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBTQ
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Fourth Time Supreme Court Declines to Hear a Challenge to Conversion Therapy Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court declined for a fourth time to hear a challenge to a conversion therapy ban, rejecting Liberty Counsel's petition against New Jersey's law, a decision Equality Florida said bolsters Florida conversion therapy bans pending review.
Transgender
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Record-Breaking Support for Florida Competitive Workforce Act
The Florida Competitive Workforce Act reached a record 73 bipartisan cosponsors, the highest level of support for LGBTQ protections in state history, as advocates pressed leadership to grant the bill a public hearing.
Florida Competitive Workforce Act
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Equality Florida Action PAC and HRC Announce Support for Jane Castor in Runoff for Mayor of Tampa, Florida
Equality Florida Action PAC and the Human Rights Campaign announced their backing of Jane Castor in the runoff election for Mayor of Tampa, calling her race their top 2019 priority; if elected she would be the city's first openly LGBTQ mayor.
Equality Florida
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1,300 Businesses Across Florida Declare They Are “Open to All”
More than 1,300 Florida businesses, members of Equality Florida's Open Doors directory, joined the national Open to All coalition, pledging to serve everyone on equal terms regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or other characteristics.
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Equality Florida and Human Rights Campaign Warn Florida Could Become Next North Carolina
Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign warned that Florida's preemption bill HB 3/SB 1748 would repeal local nondiscrimination ordinances protecting 13 million Floridians, risking economic backlash like North Carolina's HB 2, and urged passage of the Competitive Workforce Act instead.
Equality Florida