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Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Buddy Dyer for Mayor of Orlando
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer for re-election, citing his record of passing transgender nondiscrimination protections, creating a domestic partnership registry, and leading the city through the aftermath of Pulse.
Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Shevrin Jones for Senate District 35
Equality Florida Action PAC announced its first endorsement of the 2020 election, backing Representative Shevrin Jones for Florida Senate District 35; if elected, Jones would become the first openly gay member of the Florida Senate.
Equality Florida’s Stratton Pollitzer Reflects On 3-Years Since Pulse
Equality Florida Deputy Director Stratton Pollitzer reflects on the third anniversary of the Pulse massacre, recalling the record-setting $9.5 million GoFundMe campaign and the launch of the Safe and Healthy Schools project to uproot bias in schools.
Remember And Honor The 49 With Action
Marking three years since the Pulse Nightclub massacre that killed 49 people, Equality Florida urged supporters to honor the victims with action through its #HonorThemWithAction campaign and listed the names of all 49 victims.
Equality Florida Condemns FL Representative Mike Hill’s Homophobic Remarks
Equality Florida condemned Florida Representative Mike Hill (R-Pensacola) after an audio recording captured him laughing along with a constituent who suggested legislation requiring LGBTQ people be put to death, and called on him to apologize.
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 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 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 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 Action PAC Spotlight Candidate Jane Castor Heads to Tampa Mayoral Runoff with Defining Momentum
Jane Castor, Equality Florida's top 2019 spotlight candidate, finished first with 48 percent in the Tampa mayoral primary and advanced to an April runoff against David Straz; Tampa voters also passed Amendment 16 adding LGBTQ protections to the city charter.