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Resistance Report: Federal Edition (July)
Equality Florida's July Federal Resistance Report covers the Supreme Court's Skrmetti decision upholding Tennessee's transgender youth healthcare ban, the Braidwood ruling preserving no-cost preventive care including HIV prevention, and DeSantis's threats to rainbow crosswalks.
Resistance Report Week 9: Every Anti-LGBTQ Bill Is Defeated!
Equality Florida's week nine Resistance Report celebrates a clean sweep defeating every anti-LGBTQ bill filed in the 2025 session, noting no anti-LGBTQ bill moved in the Florida House and the Pride Flag Ban died after Senator Randy Fine resigned.
Resistance Report Week 8: 5 days left. Everything’s on the line.
Equality Florida's week eight Resistance Report covers the final five days of the 2025 session, naming new Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman a winner and Rep. Doug Bankson a loser over his Book Banning Expansion bill.
Resistance Report Week 7: Only 12 days to defeat these bad bills
Equality Florida's week seven Resistance Report opens with condolences for the Florida State University mass shooting, notes the citizen-led amendments attack was held back from a Senate floor vote, and names Rep. Kelly Skidmore a winner and Casey DeSantis a loser.
Resistance Report Week 6: The 19 most dangerous days are ahead
Equality Florida's week six Resistance Report announces the Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work Bill, Pride Flag Ban, and Anti-Diversity in Government Contracting bills are dead in the Senate, while noting a Brevard County teacher was fired for using a student's preferred name.
Resistance Report Week 5: Democracy is under attack!
Equality Florida's week five Resistance Report notes the Attacking Citizen-Led Amendments Bill passed the Florida House while public outcry delayed a Senate vote on the Anti-Diversity in Local Government Bill, naming Rep. Angie Nixon a winner and Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka a loser.
Resistance Report Week 4: Progress Made, Battles Ahead
Equality Florida's week four Resistance Report reports progress as one bad bill was amended, another neutralized in the House, and one defeated, while three harmful bills advanced; it names several representatives winners and resigning Senator Randy Fine the loser.
Resistance Report Week 3: This is what democracy looks like!
Equality Florida's week three Resistance Report recaps its Pride At The Capitol kickoff with 400-plus volunteers who submitted over 1,000 comment cards delaying two bills, plus the second annual Let Us Live March led by transgender leaders.
Resistance Report Week 2: Bad Bills Are Moving
Equality Florida's week two Resistance Report covers moving bills including End Citizen-Led Amendments, Anti-Diversity in Local Government, and Don't Say Gay or Trans at Work 2.0, ahead of its Pride At The Capitol kickoff bringing hundreds of volunteers to Tallahassee.
Resistance Report Week 1: Attacks On Citizen-Led Amendments
Equality Florida's week one Resistance Report for the 2025 session highlights opposition to HB 1205/SB 7016, which would further restrict citizen-led constitutional amendments, after over 100 people testified against the House bill, which advanced 14-4.