Showing posts with label Equality Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Equality Florida. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

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 

Thursday, December 25, 2014

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

Monday, August 25, 2014

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  

Thursday, July 31, 2014

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

Friday, July 4, 2014

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.

Friday, June 13, 2014

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

Sunday, January 26, 2014

The Citrus Taliban

The Liberty Counsel
Vows to help defend Florida's anti-gay marriage amendment,
which they helped write.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

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

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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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