Right now, Florida is 'ground zero' for women's rights. This year our Florida state government passed five laws that restrict women's access to safe and affordable health care.

Yesterday, the Florida legislature held it's public hearing on redistricting in Gainesville. And like with so many other issues, Gainesville showed up to have their voices heard.

Miami Shores city council has voted unanimously to offer domestic partnership benefits to it's employees.

Miami Shores is now the 6th municipality in Miami-Dade county that offers these benefits. Miami, Miami Beach, North Miami, South Miami, Palmetto Bay and Miami-Dade County all already offer the benefits.

A recent poll done by Public Policy Polling shows a majority of Floridians support legal recognition for same-sex couples.

Two-thirds of Floridians support some sort of legal recognition for same-sex couples. 33% support marriage equality and 34% say civil unions are their first choice. Only 31% polled said they oppose any legal recognition.

NOTE: Our friends at SLDN just let us know about this important court decision. When EQFL was at the President's LGBT Pride Reception last week, President Obama stated that he expected the certification to happen "within weeks, not months." This court decision may just be the final straw that brings an end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

From SLDN:

We are winning the battle of public opinion - most Floridians are now on our side. But popular support hasn't translated into statewide victories because the elections are rigged.

Equality Florida Attends President's Reception in Honor of LGBT Pride Month

Three weeks ago, we set an aggressive goal of raising $72,000 for our 2011 Equal-a-thon. Because of your generous support and a huge response in just the last 24 hours, we blew past our goal and raised $81,834!