Costly Legal Battles Ahead for Any Clerk Who Continues to Discriminate
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Denies Bondi’s Request to Further Delay the Freedom to Marry
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Supreme Court Denies Bondi’s Request to
Further Delay the Freedom to Marry
Clears the way for marriages to begin in Florida Jan 6th
Oh, what a night! Inaugural Black and White Ball of Lee County in support of Equality Florida!
It was a picture perfect evening at the beautiful and bedazzled Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center as over 200 friends, old and new, turned out in tuxedos, feather boas, rainbow bowties and sequined gowns to the Inaugural Black and White Ball of Lee County to celebrate our champions, progress, diversity and equality and to raise funds for and awareness of Equality Florida’s important work.
BREAKING: Florida files SCOTUS application to stay injunction in fed marriage case
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Florida files U.S. Supreme Court application to stay injunction in federal marriage cases due to take effect in early January. Read the application here: http://bit.ly/1IV56Eg
Florida Republican and Democratic Legislators Renew Attempt to Protect Against Gay Bias
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Almost exactly a year ago–on Nov. 7, 2013–the U.S. Senate voted 64-32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The proposed law would have banned workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people (LGBT). Florida’s Bill Nelson, a Democrat, voted for it. Marco Rubio, a Republican, voted against. Nevertheless, 10 Republican senators joined 52 Democrats and two independents to vote approval. It was a rare show of bi-partisan support.
Bill that would end discrimination against LGBT community in Florida introduced
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Written by: Mitch Perry
Last month, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners voted to include the LGBT community with other protected classes in connection with employment, public accommodations, real estate transactions and county contracting and procurement. The move was hailed by activists who have considered the county to be somewhat in the dark ages when it came to LGBT rights.