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Position Statement on HIV and COVID-19 Sign-On by Florida Organizations

Submitted by Brittany on August 31, 2020 - 4:51pm

 

The community of people living with HIV and those who love and care for them is once again being threatened by a global pandemic. This time our community is ready for action based on the lessons we learned from the HIV epidemic in the early 1980s. Policymakers whose decisions directly affect the lives of persons living with HIV (PLWH) have a special responsibility to consider the potentially adverse impacts stemming from a complex system of public policy which often fails to adequately address our needs.

Equality Florida Condemns Blatant Transphobia from ​​​​​​​House Candidate Cris Dosev

Submitted by Brittany on July 24, 2020 - 12:12pm

 

TALLAHASSEE - Florida House District 2 candidate Cris Dosev recently released a false and transphobic ad attacking the incumbent office holder, State Representative Alex Andrade. The ad makes demonstrably false claims rooted in transphobia and levels other vague, unverified allegations about Andrade “bully[ing] mothers and grandmothers.” Equality Florida unequivocally condemns the rampant bigotry by Dosev.

U.S. Supreme Court Makes Major Decision on LGBTQ Civil Rights

Submitted by Brittany on June 15, 2020 - 10:37am

 

Moments ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that firing someone for being LGBTQ is a VIOLATION of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act!

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You can read the full opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf

Statement on today’s ruling by Equality Florida’s Executive Director, Nadine Smith:

Equality Florida honors victims of Pulse Nightclub tragedy, racial violence; launches largest-ever election program

Submitted by Brittany on June 11, 2020 - 10:53am

 

ORLANDO, FL - As the nation marks four years since the tragic shooting at Pulse Nightclub that left 49 mostly LGBTQ people of color dead, Equality Florida, in its ongoing commitment to honor the victims with action, is announcing the launch of its largest election program in the organization’s history. The efforts will target 500,000 pro-equality voters in the state of Florida with the goal of ensuring they have updated registrations, resources to educate themselves on where candidates stand on equality, and sign up to receive their ballots by mail.

LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence

Submitted by Brittany on May 29, 2020 - 1:46pm

 

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“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.

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