Equality Florida Gala in Ybor City

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"Happy Pride!" Pat Kemp

I'm proud to have stood throughout my career with Equality Florida, Hillsborough County LGBTQ Democratic Caucus, and the Florida LGBTQ Democratic Caucus – which was formed in 2005 in direct response to the Hillsborough County Commission's vote to ban pride events in our county.

We here at The Stogie are very happy you did that!

Help her here

Equality Florida in Tallahassee

Parents of transgender children, youth advocates, and healthcare experts came out to the Capitol in FORCE to testify against the dangerous and mean-spirited "transgender youth medical care ban".

While the Florida House subcommittee did not vote on the bill (HB 1365), it was made clear during the hearing that this legislation is driven by people who have no concerns whatsoever for the lives and safety of transgender youth. The same groups who oppose anti-bullying efforts and basic legal protections for LGBTQ Floridians, now seek to put transgender young people into hiding by threatening their doctors with 15 years imprisonment. 

Thank you to all the trans and enby advocates, parents (especially the mama bears!), healthcare experts, and partner organizations whose brave, honest, loving words drowned out the bigoted rhetoric of the anti-LGBTQ extremists the bill's supporters had flown 

in to testify. 

The bill is procedurally DEAD for the 2020 legislative session. But we need to stay vigilant to ensure this bill never sees the light of day.

#ProtectTransKids

Photo credit:Equality Florida 

Unete a Nosotros - Protecciones Anti-Discriminatorias (Subtitles)

Equality Florida Prepared To Fight

Most of Florida's 67 clerks of court don't plan to issue marriage licenses to 
gay couples on Jan. 6. here

"We are prepared to fight," 
Sharon Kersten, Equality Florida

"I've been with the gay community on the issue of equality, forever. I want to see this resolved," Pat Frank, clerk for Hillsborough County

Congratulations Nadine Smith

She is being honored with the Robert Pope Distinguished Leadership Award by Metro Wellness and Community Centers at their 2nd Annual Metro Tampa Bay Gala on September 13th for the work she's done for equality in Florida! here  

First Key West, then Miami, then Fort Lauderdale, and now Palm Beach

here

January 6, 2015 - First Day of Fairness

At a press conference today in St. Petersburg, Crist announced that if elected Governor, he will make January 6, 2015 a “First Day of Fairness” by signing five Executive Orders, including an Executive Order to “prohibit any form of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity within the state agencies or its contractors — because all Floridians should be equal in the eyes of the law.” here

Florida Extremist Hispanic "Democrats

Equality Florida has posted a video interview with Eladio Jose Armesto, the chairman of Florida Democratic League, which is a group of extremist Hispanic "Democrats" that have been denounced by the actual state party.

THANK YOU, RICK KRISEMAN

A Mayor in Florida using his Intelligence rather than following the philosophy of 
the Right Wing Christian Republican Party Cult.

WELCOME TO ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,
where LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS CONTINUES TO EXIST...along with...The Constitution Of The United States Of America...here

THANK YOU, RICK KRISEMAN

Remove Florida's LGBT Adoption Ban!

Sign The Petition

The Citrus Taliban

The Liberty Counsel

Vows to help defend Florida's anti-gay marriage amendment,

which they helped write.

here

SHARON GLESS JOINS WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA

Multi-Award winning Actress Sharon Gless, a Florida resident, has joined Equality Florida in its Get Engaged campaign (www.GetEngaged.org), a statewide call to action with the goal of securing full marriage equality in the state of Florida.....more

Tampa – Domestic Partner Registry Vigil

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Joe Chillura Courthouse Square
701 E. Kennedy Blvd.
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April Griffin 2013 Award Honoree

Equality Florida Tampa Gala

In Ybor City