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Posted on February 22, 2012 - 9:29pm by stratton.
Just moments ago the Key West City Commission voted unanimously to approve an Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO), a measure that will require the city's vendors to provide employees' domestic partners with benefits equal...
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Posted on February 22, 2012 - 5:05pm by tobias.
Brian McNaught, who is the world’s leading corporate diversity consultant dealing with LGBT issues in the workplace, will present at the State Farm training facility at 10451 NW 117th Avenue on March 28, 2012 from 1:00...
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Posted on February 22, 2012 - 12:19pm by tobias.
Join the Rally TOMORROW - February 23rd, at 5pm
The tragic and senseless death of Robert Champion has resurfaced longstanding concerns about the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on FAMUs campus....
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Posted on February 14, 2012 - 12:35pm by DocNate.
Nate Klarfeld and Michael Rajner
For two days each year, Equality Florida sponsors and implements Lobby Days in Tallahassee to bring legislative information on LGBT equality issues to individual state...
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Posted on February 13, 2012 - 4:46pm by joe.
Join the Team
Tuesday Feb 21st
Orange County
Commission Meeting
Tues. Feb. 21st @ 9:00am
County Administration Building
201 S. Roaslind Ave,
Orlando, FL 32801
RSVP...
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Posted on February 13, 2012 - 12:54pm by nadine.
[Note: Great article plus it features our own David Johnson, a professor at USF and author of the “The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government....
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Posted on February 13, 2012 - 12:26pm by nadine.
Stunning voices brought together to stand up to bullying. Enjoy and share.
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Posted on February 10, 2012 - 10:37am by nadine.
In the wake of the hazing murder of Robert Champion, a gay student at Florida A & M University, students and community leaders are calling on the university to adopt a strong anti-discrimination/bullying...
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Posted on February 10, 2012 - 8:42am by brian.
EQFL NOTE: The fight for fairness and equality has been going on for a very long time here in Florida. When one of our civil rights leaders passes on, it's a reminder to look back and appreciate the trackrecord of success...
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Posted on February 9, 2012 - 4:19pm by stratton.
Equality Florida backs Competitive Workforce Act
Equality Florida 's top priority in the current legislative session is passage of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, which would add sexual orientation and gender...
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Posted on February 8, 2012 - 11:42pm by joe.
Last week Equality Florida and the Orlando Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Committee released a statement rebutting many of the concerns raised by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs about the constitutionality and necessity of a...
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Posted on February 8, 2012 - 11:38am by tobias.
Equality Florida Board Member, Jim Harper, speaks to WTSP Channel 10 in Tampa
Six states and Washington, DC already allow same sex marriage. Twelve more states permit civil unions for same sex couples, but all 50 states...
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Posted on February 8, 2012 - 10:15am by stratton.
Four of the most powerful mayors in Miami-Dade County will meet Thursday for lunch with the state’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political and business activists.
“It’s the first of what we...
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Posted on February 7, 2012 - 6:59pm by brian.
Equality Florida released the following statement, by Managing Director Brian Winfield, regarding today's Federal Appeals Court ruling that found California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional:
"Today's decision...
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Posted on February 7, 2012 - 1:32pm by mallory.
At this very moment, dozens of citizen lobbyists from across Florida are working the halls of the capitol and telling their stories as part of Equality Florida's 2012 Lobby Days. By sending a message to your state...
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Posted on February 6, 2012 - 9:54pm by michael.
EQFL NOTE: Right now, Equality Florida members from across the state are participating in our annual Lobby Days. They've joined out staff to meet with Florida Legislators to ask them to pass the Competitive Workforce Act; a...
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Posted on February 3, 2012 - 12:30pm by brian.
EQFL NOTE: Like Utah, Florida does not currently have statewide non-discriminations protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. While it is difficult to quantify the financial impact of this lack of...
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Posted on January 26, 2012 - 2:32pm by brian.
EQFL NOTE: Below is a just-issued press release from our colleagues at ACLU National. It's always good to see that shcool districts are being held accountable when they do not protect all of their students....
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Posted on January 25, 2012 - 11:42am by nadine.
Last week Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith was invited by the White House to meet the President and attend his speech at Disney World on increasing Tourism and Jobs.
I was honored to be invited as a guest of...
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Posted on January 23, 2012 - 9:53am by mallory.
Call To Action!
Three anti-choice bills will be up the House Health and Human Services Access committee tomorrow. Call the committee now and let them know they should be focusing on the economy, not playing politics with...
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Posted on January 15, 2012 - 2:04pm by joe.
In the last month there’s been a whirlwind of organizing and activity to create Orlando and Orange County domestic partnership registries. It’s been an emotional and intense effort that’s activated LGBT...
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Posted on January 13, 2012 - 5:07pm by michael.
More breaking news from Central Florida. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has told the Orlando Sentinel that she supports creating an Orange County law to protect unmarried gay and straight couples. In the past few...
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Posted on January 13, 2012 - 3:22pm by mallory.
This was the first week of the 2012 Florida legislative session and a busy week it was. Here are some highlights from Week 1 of the Florida legislature:
First Day: Pomp and circumstance. Awake the State.
The first...
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Posted on January 13, 2012 - 10:11am by brian.
In a landmark decision hailed by conservative Christians and advocates for religious liberty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of a Redford Township church's firing of a teacher.
The case...
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Posted on January 12, 2012 - 1:47pm by michael.
What an exciting day in the City of Orlando! Equality Florida's State Field Director, Joe Saunders and I just left Orlando City Hall where dozens of commited lesbian and gay couples lined up to be among the first to...
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Posted on January 12, 2012 - 11:13am by brian.
EQFL NOTE: Equality Florida continues to be in contact with numerous students and officials at FAMU to ensure Robert's death is investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If you have information to share,...
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Posted on January 12, 2012 - 1:14am by joe.
Media Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Jan. 11, 2012)
Contact:
Joe Saunders, Field Director, (407) 497-4986
Brian Winfield, Communications Director (727) 488-7799
Media Statement by...
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Posted on December 21, 2011 - 11:29am by mallory.
Yesterday, Newt Gingrich had an encounter with a gay Iowa voter and did something unusual: told him to vote for the other guy.
Professor Scott Arnold approached Gingrich and asked how he plans to engage voters who support...
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Posted on December 20, 2011 - 2:00pm by joe.
Last week I visited Orlando's NPR Station (WMFE - 90.7FM) to record a short segment about our campaign for domestic partnership protections in Orange County. My contribution to WMFE's very popular "My Voice"...
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Posted on December 14, 2011 - 1:40pm by mallory.
Big news out of Tallahassee today. Leon County Judge Terry Lewis has removed Amendment 7 from the 2012 ballot. The amendment, put on the ballot by the Republican controlled legislature, would have lifted the prohibition on...
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Posted on December 12, 2011 - 4:22pm by joe.
I've just left Orlando City Hall where moments ago Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando City Commission have voted unanimously to create Central Florida's first domestic partnership registry!
The registry, which...
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Posted on December 12, 2011 - 2:18pm by tobias.
Today the Orlando City Commission will hold it's first hearing on enacting a domestic partnership registry in the city. The commission meeting is currently underway and the room is packed with supporters wearing red in...
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Posted on December 12, 2011 - 1:07pm by nadine.
Words cannot fully express how great this story truly.
Enjoy this excerpt:
MANCHESTER, NH – It started out as a seemingly safe situation. Mitt Romney, working a friendly room at a the Chez Vachon diner...
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Posted on December 11, 2011 - 3:16pm by michaelhinman.
The world united against gender, racial and religious discrimination -- well, for the most part. But now, it's time to overcome another hurdle on inequality affecting millions of LGBT people. And if it's going to have...
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Posted on December 7, 2011 - 3:43pm by mallory.
Governor Rick Scott's press conference today on his proposed budget was a little more exciting than usual. Assif Mandvi, a Daily Show correspondent, showed up to ask the Governor a very important question. Mandvi stood up...
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Posted on December 7, 2011 - 12:44pm by sue.
A big "thank you" to everyone on Facebook who helped us reach our goal!
Last week Florida businesswoman Amy Mandel challenged us to find 500 new Facebook fans and commited to donate $5 for every person who joined...
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Posted on December 7, 2011 - 12:36pm by mallory.
Rick Perry recently came out with a new ad touting his faith and attacking gay soldiers. Watch:
Perry also did an interview with ABC News' Christine Amanpour saying he would feel comfortable reinstating DADT....
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Posted on December 6, 2011 - 4:19pm by mallory.
The Obama Administration came out today with more bold steps for LGBT equality, this time aimed at LGBT people abroad.
The three page memorandum, directs agencies that are engaged abroad, "to ensure that U.S....
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Posted on December 5, 2011 - 4:18pm by tobias.
SHOW UP!
Orlando Domestic Partnership Registry Final Hearing
Mon. Dec. 12th @ 2:00pm
Orlando City Hall
400 S Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
All supporters of the registry are...
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Posted on December 5, 2011 - 2:34pm by mallory.
Today the Orlando City Commission will hold it's first hearing on enacting a domestic partnership registry in the city. The commission meeting is currently underway and the room is packed with supporters. Interesting note,...
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