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Equality Florida
Equality Florida, Step Up For Students partner to expand culture of inclusion for LGBTQ students
Equality Florida partnered with Step Up For Students to expand its Safe and Healthy Schools LGBTQ awareness training to private schools serving scholarship students, seeded by $1 million Step Up raised for the multi-year program.
Equality Florida Action, Inc. Endorses Joe Biden For President
Equality Florida Action, Inc. made the first federal endorsement in its 23-year history, backing Joe Biden for president, citing the threat posed by the Trump administration and a potential Supreme Court nomination endangering LGBTQ civil rights.
Equality Florida Action PAC Launches Virtual Days of Action for 2020 Election
Equality Florida Action PAC launched virtual Days of Action for the 2020 election, mobilizing volunteers to support endorsed candidates including Shevrin Jones, Michele Rayner, Javier Estevez, and Alex Barrio ahead of Florida's August primary.
Equality Florida’s Response to the Investigation of Davie Police Chief Dale Engle for homophobic remarks
Equality Florida sent a letter to Broward officials demanding the termination of Davie Police Chief Dale Engle, who allegedly said Broward Sheriff's Deputy Shannon Bennett died of COVID-19 because he was a homosexual who attended homosexual events.
Equality Florida joins Civil Rights Groups and Thousands of County Residents Call for Civilian Oversight of Miami-Dade Police
Equality Florida joined more than 30 civil rights groups, 6,000 petition signers, and 17 county candidates in calling for the Miami-Dade Commission to reinstate a civilian oversight panel for the county police department.
Florida Marriage Equality Plaintiff Named Co-Chair of Equality Florida’s Board of Directors
Jeff Delmay, a plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to the first same-sex marriages in Florida, was named Co-Chair of Equality Florida's Board of Directors, beginning a three-year term.
BREAKING: Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Michele Rayner for State House District 70
Equality Florida Action PAC endorsed civil rights attorney Michele Rayner for Florida State House District 70 in the Democratic primary; if elected, she would be the first openly Black queer woman elected to office in Florida.
Equality Florida honors victims of Pulse Nightclub tragedy, racial violence; launches largest-ever election program
Marking four years since the Pulse Nightclub shooting, Equality Florida announced the launch of its largest-ever election program, targeting 500,000 pro-equality Florida voters, alongside its commitment to combat systemic racism and police violence.
Grammy-Winning Artists, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to Appear on Equality Florida’s “Equality LIVE”
Equality Florida will host Equality LIVE, a daylong virtual variety show on April 26, featuring U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Grammy-winning artists, to raise funds after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of five annual galas.
Equality Florida Highlights Attacks on LGBTQ Floridians, Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Statewide Protections
As Florida's 2020 legislative session opened with a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills drawing negative national headlines, Equality Florida supporters converged on the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass the bipartisan Florida Competitive Workforce Act instead.