Florida News Straight From the Source
In response to a rash of attacks that have claimed Black lives, including the brutal killing of George Floyd by white police officers in Minneapolis, Equality Florida will host a virtual town hall with Black LGBTQ leaders on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:00 PM ET. [Read more…] about Equality Florida Convenes LGBTQ #BlackLivesMatter Town Hall; Black LGBTQ Leaders Speak Out To Combat Racial Violence
Parents of transgender children and youth advocates and healthcare experts today joined Equality Florida to testify against the harmful impacts of HB 1365 in the Florida House Health Quality Subcommittee. [Read more…] about Families of Transgender Youth Fight Back Against Attacks from Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature has doubled down on its attacks on LGBTQ Floridians by advancing a draconian bill that threatens doctors with 15 years in prison for providing life-saving care to transgender youth. [Read more…] about Florida Legislature Increases Attacks On LGBTQ Community
Florida Legislators today advanced a bill which would have dangerous effects on local LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in employment across the state. [Read more…] about Anti-LGBTQ Bill Moves Forward Despite Opposition From Floridians
Florida lawmakers triggered a wave of negative national headlines by filing a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills. [Read more…] about Equality Florida Highlights Attacks on LGBTQ Floridians, Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Statewide Protections
Equality Florida’s Transgender Inclusion Program, TransAction Florida, is excited to announce its statewide advisory council composed of transgender and nonbinary leaders from all parts of Florida. [Read more…] about Equality Florida Announces 2020 Statewide TransAction Florida Advisory Council
Equality Florida today joined Senator José Javier Rodríguez (D-Miami) and Representative Michael Grieco (D-North Bay Village), mental health professionals, and advocates in the Florida Capitol to call on the Legislature to pass protections against conversion therapy for minors. [Read more…] about Equality Florida, Senator José Javier Rodríguez, and Representative Michael Grieco, Urge Lawmakers to Protect LGBTQ Children from Conversion Therapy
Equality Florida, Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez (D-Miami), and Rep. Michael Grieco (D-North Bay Village) will host a press conference on Tuesday, November 5, at 12:00 p.m. at Florida Capitol Building, Fourth Floor Rotunda, Senate side, to discuss legislation to enact statewide protections against so-called “conversion therapy” on minors (SB 180/HB 41). [Read more…] about Equality Florida, Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez, and Representative Michael Greico to host Capitol Press Conference on Protecting Minors from Conversion Therapy
Investigative reporting released today by The Guardian revealed that Senator Rick Scott rejected $70 million in critically needed federal funds to address HIV in Florida while he was Governor. [Read more…] about Senator Rick Scott’s Failure to Fund HIV Prevention Fueled Florida’s Epidemic
