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Written By: Samantha Rosenthal
Orlando – Changes to Chapter 57 the City of Orlando’s ordinance for protections against discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations—were unanimously adopted Aug. 11 to now include protections for the transgender community.
(St. Petersburg)- Equality Florida, the state’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization, applauds Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist for his announcement today regarding LGBT employees.
EQUALITY FLORIDA RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF
ON LGBT WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION IN FLORIDA
ANALYSIS BY NATIONAL THINK TANK UNDERSCORES
NEED TO UPDATE FLORIDA’S NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS
By Steve Rothaus
LGBT groups throughout Florida are praising the confirmation on Tuesday of Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Darrin P. Gayles to the federal court.
By Mitch Perry
By Zebrina Edgerton-Maloy
Written By: Christiana Lilly
Eighteen major corporations — including Marriot, Wells Fargo, Disney and Winn-Dixie — are taking a stand in the fight for LGBT equality in the corporate sector in Florida. Providing protection in the form of anti-discrimination laws for LGBT employees, they’re the newest amongst major corporations nationwide who’ve taken public action in the fight for LGBT equality in the workplace.
On Thursday, April 3, the community celebrated the City of Miami Beach for achieving a perfect score of 100 points on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index (MEI), making it the highest-ranking city in the State of Florida, and the second in the country. In total, 293 cities nationwide, including 15 big cities in Florida, were evaluated for the index.