Equality Florida

Meet the Chin Family: Plaintiffs in the Florida Birth Certificate Lawsuit

Submitted by Brittany on August 27, 2015 - 12:29pm

On August 13, 2015, Debbie and Kari Chin - along with two other married same-sex couples and Equality Florida Institute - filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida's refusal to list both same-sex spouses on their children's birth certificates.

Watch their video and read their interview to learn more about this brave couple who are heading to court to fight for Florida's LGBT families.

NEWS RELEASE: Florida Legislators push for statewide LGBT nondiscrimination protections

Submitted by Brittany on August 11, 2015 - 2:23pm

Legislators push for statewide LGBT nondiscrimination protections

As cases show, real discrimination persists
despite gains in some areas

August 11, 2015

The assistant manager of a hospital department in Kissimmee was commended often and promoted twice. But in November he was fired, after what he described as months of teasing about his sexual orientation from a new boss.

NEWS RELEASE: 81% of Floridians are just fine with same-sex marriage

Submitted by Brittany on March 26, 2015 - 6:04pm

81% of Floridians are just fine with same-sex marriage

New poll comes two months after nuptials began statewide

March 26, 2015

Contact:
Jim Harper, Media/Communications, 727-388-3636, [email protected]

A new poll shows that a vast majority of Floridians are content that same-sex couples can now marry in their state.