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Equality Florida Responds To Trump’s Latest Attack on Transgender People
Equality Florida's Gina Duncan responded to a reported Trump administration proposal to define gender strictly by sex assigned at birth, warning that the dehumanizing policy would fuel discrimination and violence against transgender people and urging use of #WontBeErased.
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Equality Florida Challenges Rick Scott’s Broken Promise on LGBT Protections
Equality Florida filed an administrative petition seeking to compel the Rick Scott administration to enact LGBT nondiscrimination protections for state employees, which Scott's staff had committed to after the Pulse massacre but never delivered.
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Equality Florida to Present “Florida Media for Equality” Award to South Florida Gay News (SFGN) at Annual Gala: Sunday, Nov. 11
Equality Florida Institute will present its Florida Media for Equality Award to South Florida Gay News (SFGN) and publisher, Norm Kent, at the organization’s 16th Annual Equality Florida Broward Gala on Sunday, November 11th at Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale.
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Equality Florida Defends Bans on Conversion Therapy
"When I talk to folks around the state about banning so-called “conversion therapy,” the most frequent question I get is, “Does that even still happen?” Sadly, it does."
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Victory for Trans Youth: Florida School District Settles Lawsuit, Will Allow Transgender Student to Use Restrooms and Locker Rooms in Accordance with Gender Identity
The Volusia County School Board settled a lawsuit brought by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, agreeing to allow a transgender student to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with his gender identity; Equality Florida praised the outcome.
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Florida Draws National Scrutiny As 5th Black Transgender Women is Found Murdered
Following the murder of Londonn Moore, the fifth Black transgender woman killed in Florida in roughly six months, Equality Florida issued a call to action and demanded Governor Rick Scott condemn the violence and direct law enforcement to fully support investigations.
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Equality Florida Mourns The Death of Londonn Moore
Equality Florida's Nadine Smith mourned the murder of Londonn Moore, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman killed in North Port, calling the spike in anti-transgender killings in Florida a national epidemic and again urging Governor Rick Scott to take action.
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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Andrew Gillum for Governor
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed Andrew Gillum for Florida governor, announcing a statewide fundraising tour and a campaign to mobilize 1.3 million pro-equality voters, citing his record as an LGBTQ champion in contrast to opponent Ron DeSantis.
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Fourth Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in Florida; Media and Law Enforcement Continue to Misgender Victims
Equality Florida and GLAAD mourned Sasha Garden, a transgender woman of color murdered in Orlando and the fourth Black trans woman killed in Florida in 2018, and called on media and law enforcement to stop misgendering and deadnaming transgender victims.
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Equality Florida Demands Governor Scott Address the Rash of Transgender Murders in Orlando and Jacksonville
Equality Florida demanded that Governor Rick Scott address a rash of murders targeting transgender women of color in Orlando and Jacksonville, including the killing of Sasha Garden, and criticized law enforcement for misgendering victims.
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