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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.
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.
Equality Florida Stand With 400+ Organizations Opposing Federal Trans Sports Ban
Equality Florida joined more than 400 national, state, and local organizations in signing a letter opposing a U.S. House bill that would impose a nationwide ban on transgender girls participating in school sports.
SAVE and Equality Florida Host “Recommitment To Marriage Equality” Celebration on 10th Anniversary
SAVE and Equality Florida announced a Recommitment to Marriage Equality celebration in Miami Beach on January 5, 2025, marking a decade since the Pareto v. Ruvin and Brenner v. Scott rulings brought same-sex marriage to Florida, featuring original plaintiffs and legal teams.
Equality Florida Action, Inc. Endorses Kamala Harris For President: “We believe Florida is in play”
Equality Florida Action, Inc. endorsed Kamala Harris for president and Tim Walz for vice president, with Deputy Director Stratton Pollitzer arguing Florida is in play amid a building pro-equality wave against Trump-DeSantis extremism.
EQUALITY FLORIDA TO HONOR FRED P. HOCHBERG AT 2024 MIAMI CELEBRATION
Equality Florida announced it will honor Fred P. Hochberg, the first openly gay man to lead a U.S. federal agency, at its 2024 Miami Celebration at the Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne on March 16.
Equality Florida’s Response To Pride Flag Ban Bill Stalling In Florida Senate
Equality Florida hailed the stalling of a Florida Senate bill to ban the rainbow flag as a significant victory, noting that the bill's chief supporter, John Labriola of the Christian Family Coalition, likened LGBTQ Floridians to demons during the committee hearing.
Equality Florida Condemns New DeSantis Administration Policy Denying Legal Recognition, Accurate Driver Licenses/Identification for Transgender Floridians
Equality Florida's Nadine Smith condemned a new Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles memo rescinding the policy that let transgender residents update gender markers on driver's licenses and IDs, calling it a cruel attack that threatens civil and criminal penalties.
Equality Florida Rallies Hundreds in Tallahassee Against New Slate of Attacks
Hundreds of Floridians rallied at the state Capitol for Equality Florida's Pride At The Capitol against more than 20 new anti-LGBTQ bills, while advocates praised Democratic-sponsored Health Care Freedom Act and Freedom to Learn Act bills aimed at restoring rights lost under DeSantis.
Equality Florida 2024 Legislative Slate
Equality Florida's 2024 Legislative Slate tracks its positions and outcomes on bills including the Trans Erasure Bill, Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work, employment-protection preemption, the Pride Flag Ban, and a ban on law enforcement safe-space stickers, most of which were stopped or neutralized.