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2026 Final Resistance Report: The Anti-LGBTQ Bills We Defeated (And The One That Passed)
Once again, DeSantis and extremist lawmakers manufactured a slate of some of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ bills in the country.
Resistance Report Week 8: Anti-Diversity Bill Passed the Florida Senate
This week in Tallahassee, the “Anti-Diversity in Local Government” bill took center stage in the Florida Senate. And while the bill ultimately advanced, the full force of our resistance was on display.
Resistance Report Week 7: Floor votes ahead on dangerous bills — we can’t let up.
We just wrapped up Week #7 of Florida’s 60-day legislative session — and people power, inside and outside of the Capitol, is making a real difference. As we head into the final two weeks, three expressly anti-LGBTQ bills remain active threats to our community.
Resistance Report Week 6: Busloads of Floridians in the Capitol to Fight Back Against Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Equality Florida's Week 6 Resistance Report described more than 150 volunteer advocates filling the Capitol, helping pause the 'Police State' bill, as the 'Anti-Diversity in Local Government' bill advanced to the Senate floor and other anti-LGBTQ bills awaited House votes.
Resistance Report Week 5: CODE RED at the Florida Capitol
Equality Florida declared 'CODE RED' in its Week 5 Resistance Report as the 'Anti-Diversity in Local Government' and 'Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work' bills passed committee, detailing how the anti-diversity bill could ban Pride festivals and remove local officials.
Resistance Report Week 4: Anti-LGBTQ bills are on track to become law — unless we stop them now!
Equality Florida's Week 4 Resistance Report warned that anti-LGBTQ bills expanding 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' into workplaces and enabling lawsuits against teachers and providers were on track to become law, while noting the anti-DEI 'Penalizing Local Diversity' bill was neutralized after its language was stripped.
Resistance Report Week 3: Anti-LGBTQ bills are on the move — take action!
Equality Florida's Week 3 Resistance Report urged opposition to the 'Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work' bill ahead of a Senate committee vote and recapped the 3rd Annual Let Us Live March for transgender visibility during Pride at the Capitol.
Resistance Report Week 2: From Minneapolis to Tallahassee — How You Can Resist.
Equality Florida's Week 2 Resistance Report opened in solidarity with Minnesotans protesting ICE after agents killed nurse Alex Pretti, then recapped Pride at the Capitol activities, a Parenting with Pride press conference, and mobilization against the 'More Lawsuits for Teachers and Doctors' bills.
Resistance Report Week 1: Lives Are At Risk — Help Us Fight Back
In its first weekly Resistance Report of the 2026 legislative session, Equality Florida warned of extremist bills targeting LGBTQ Floridians and spotlighted the Florida Department of Health's planned March 1 cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, demanding transparency and accountability.
Stand With Parents and Families Who Want Great Teachers, Safe Classrooms, and Kids Who Feel Valued
Equality Florida is rallying parents to sign a letter of support for teachers and LGBTQ students after Governor DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education sent a back-to-school letter urging parents to monitor and report teachers.