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Meet the Interns: Jack Mills (Field Intern) 1. Tell us a little about yourself…

Equality Florida Institute To Honor Florida State Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, Sandra Saladrigas, and Vita Nova at 5th Annual Palm Beach Gala  

Conventional wisdom holds that Florida’s legislative sessions are quieter in election years for political reasons. Apparently no one told that to 2018! We did see sluggishness in legislators declining to hear many LGBTQ and pro-reproductive justice bills. The tragic mass shooting in Parkland, however, shook up the final weeks of Legislative Session and turned all focus to gun safety reform. When the 2018 Legislative Session finally drew to a close, Equality Florida had:

Thanks to a collaborative effort by Equality Florida, Southern Legal Counsel, and the National Center for Transgender Equality, the Florida Department of Health agreed to amend their outdated and inconsistent policy for amending the sex designation on a Florida birth certificate.

 

Meet the Interns: Isabel Teller (Field Intern) 1. Tell us a little about yourself…

Meet the Interns: Bryce Santos-Fegers (HIV Advocacy Intern) 1. Tell us a little about yourself…

Mayor Rick Kriseman Declares March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility ​

Meet the Interns: Julia Lozada (Field Intern)   1. Tell us a little about yourself…

Equality Florida’s Transgender Inclusion Initiative, known as TransAction Florida, continues to grow grassroots engagement and influence state public policy through education workshops and speaking engagements across Florida.

Dear Members of the Florida State Legislature:

  Equality Florida to Rick Scott: "Enough broken promises, stand against the NRA!"  

Mourning Death of Celine Walker, Advocates Implore Jacksonville Law Enforcement To Update Transgender Policies

Growing Diversity At Equality Florida Lobby Days By: Gina Duncan, Director of Transgender Equality

My First Equality Florida Lobby Days Experience By: Yordanos Molla, Public Policy Intern

FL Senate Committee Approves Update to State Hate Crimes Legislation Adds gender and gender identity, expands disability coverage ​

  Equality Florida Celebrates Publix Reversal on PrEP ​