Alongside the many culture wars ignited by the legislative leadership this session, lawmakers are currently undertaking redistricting–the once-in-a-decade process of redrawing the district lines to determine who represents us in the Florida Capitol. Districts can be changed to keep LGBTQ…

  The “Don’t Say Gay” bill (HB 1557/SB 1834) has passed its first Florida House Committee. This dangerous bill — sponsored by Representative Joe Harding and Senator Dennis Baxley — blocks teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues or people and undermines existing protections for LGBTQ kids in…

Florida’s legislative session has often been called “the most dangerous 60 days” in our state. And for almost 25 years, Equality Florida has been on the front lines protecting our community from bad ideas coming out of Tallahassee. One of the dangers we’ve seen pushed year after year is “preemption…

2022 Legislative Slate  (As of January 18, 2021) LGBTQ EQUALITY OPPOSE HB 211: Defeating the Transgender Youth Medical Care Ban is a top priority for Equality Florida. This Care Ban is government overreach--wedging politicians between a young person, their parents, and their doctor.  It harms…