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Tampa Bay Lightning and Orlando Magic Celebrate LGBTQ Community By Honoring Equality Florida Leaders
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Orlando Magic honored two Equality Florida leaders, Mark Puskarich and Rene Cantu, for their LGBTQ advocacy, with the Lightning's recognition including a $50,000 contribution to the organization.
2023 Equality Florida Legislative Slate
Equality Florida released its 2023 Legislative Slate, outlining opposition to bills including the Don't Say LGBTQ expansion, the 'MAGA University' higher education censorship bill, partisan school board elections, and the Trans Ban and gender-affirming care criminalization bills.
Equality Florida Condemns Filing of Permitless Firearm Carry Bill
Equality Florida condemned the filing of HB 543, a bill to eliminate training and permitting requirements for concealed carry of firearms in Florida, calling it an insult to victims of gun violence including those killed at Pulse.
Equality Florida Press Secretary Testifies Before Congress on Anti-LGBTQ Extremism & Violence
Equality Florida Press Secretary and Pulse shooting survivor Brandon Wolf testified before the US House Oversight Committee on rising anti-LGBTQ hate, sharing his account of the 2016 Pulse massacre alongside Club Q survivors.
#HonorThemWithAction On Colorado Gives Day
Equality Florida urged supporters to honor the five victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs by donating on Colorado Gives Day to funds supporting victims, families, and LGBTQ organizations responding to the attack.
Equality Florida Denounces DeSantis Inspired Anti-LGBTQ Extremists’ Rally in Fort Lauderdale
Equality Florida denounced an anti-LGBTQ rally by Moms for Liberty and other extremist groups in Fort Lauderdale, where activists hurled slurs at LGBTQ high school students who organized a peaceful counterprotest.
Equality Florida Responds to Horrific Attack at Colorado Springs’ Club Q
Equality Florida responded to the mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs that killed five and injured 18, calling it another hate-motivated attack fueled by anti-LGBTQ political rhetoric.
Equality Florida’s Brandon Wolf to introduce Vice President Kamala Harris
Equality Florida Press Secretary Brandon Wolf will deliver opening remarks and introduce Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House's United We Stand Summit on September 15, an event addressing the rise in hate-fueled violence across America.
Equality Florida Action PAC Backs Crist for Governor
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed the Charlie Crist/Karla Hernández ticket for governor and announced a $100,000 LGBTQ fundraiser for Crist, which raised over $70,000 within 24 hours as the community mobilized to defeat Ron DeSantis.
Equality Florida Responds to Weaponizing of Florida Department of Education Against Nondiscrimination Protections
Equality Florida responded to a memo from Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz disregarding Title IX protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, calling it the latest weaponizing of state agencies against LGBTQ Floridians.