Amid nationwide rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation on the state level, GLAAD and Equality Florida release guide for reporting on LGBTQ issues in Florida
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Posted on 2018-01-10 by Brittany.
Posted on 2017-12-20 by Brittany.
FLORIDA’S PATCHWORK OF LGBTQ NONDISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS MIRRORS NATIONWIDE REPORT BY U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Posted on 2017-11-29 by Brittany.
Florida Small Business Owners Support Equality for LGBTQ People
New Polling Finds Majority Support for Nondiscrimination Protections
Posted on 2017-11-17 by Brittany.
Posted on 2017-10-17 by Brittany.
Equality Florida Applauds Bipartisan Filing of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act
The legislation will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ Floridians
Posted on 2017-10-12 by Brittany.
Posted on 2017-10-11 by Brittany.
Posted on 2017-10-10 by Brittany.
By Alejandro Acosta
HIV Advocacy Project Coordinator
Posted on 2017-10-06 by Brittany.
On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners rejected a proposed ban on conversion therapy, a harmful practice I can speak to all too well. After 23 years in the conversion therapy and ex-gay world I tried everything to change my sexual orientation as a gay man, nothing worked. I was a respected "ex-gay" leader, an ordained minister, as well as the Executive Vice President of Exodus International and spoke out frequently about "change" and "freedom from homosexuality."
Posted on 2017-10-06 by Brittany.
ORLANDO, FL — Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued new guidance that gives a “license to discriminate” to federal agencies, contractors and grantees seeking religious exemptions from federal laws, rules and regulations.
Posted on 2017-10-05 by Brittany.
Posted on 2017-10-03 by Brittany.
Today, the Miami-Dade County Commission voted 4-7 against an ordinance that would ban so-called "conversion therapy." Equality Florida’s Senior Policy Director, Hannah Willard, provided the following statement:
Posted on 2017-09-29 by Brittany.
Miami-Dade County is considering a ban on conversion therapy, and we need you to help the County Commissioners understand how important it is to denounce this debunked and dangerous practice.
Posted on 2017-09-06 by Brittany.
The Hidden Truth Behind the Plus Sign +
By Alejandro Acosta, EQFL's HIV Advocacy Coordinator
Posted on 2017-09-06 by Brittany.
Community Comes Together for Women's Center of Brevard Event
Posted on 2017-09-05 by Brittany.
Equality Florida Responds to Trump’s Plan to End DACA
Decision will threaten the safety of LGBTQ DACA recipients in Florida
Posted on 2017-08-29 by Brittany.
LGBTQ Champion Rick Kriseman Edges Baker In Primary With Runoff Next
Posted on 2017-08-25 by Brittany.
Equality Florida’s TransAction Rejects Trump’s Attacks On Transgender Service Members
Posted on 2017-08-21 by Brittany.
Equality Florida Meets With Senator Bill Nelson
Calls For Action to Fight Rise Of White Supremacist Neo Nazis
Meanwhile, Governor Scott still refusing to ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination