Equality LIVE!

Taking place on Sunday, April 26, Equality LIVE is our first-ever virtual variety show to benefit the work of Equality Florida. The event will include nearly eight hours of live entertainment, celebrity guests, dynamic briefings on our work, award recognitions, and an online silent auction. Equality LIVE culminates in a powerhouse 60-minute show from 7-8 p.m. with our top entertainment and a state of the state address by Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith.

Join us for some fun as we connect as a community and support LGBTQ equality in Florida! You can donate TODAY and your gift will be QUADRUPLED thanks to the matching grants by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and The John D. Evans Foundation. This means a $25 gift = $100 gift to Equality Florida.

Please call 813-870-3735 or email [email protected] with any questions.

Thank you so much for your support!!

Click here to see our Silent Auction Items!

Program Outline

12:30 PM - Live from Palm Beach

Get the party started at with a Pre-Show Brunch in Palm Beach! Grab your cocktails, mocktails, and help us kick-off “Equality LIVE”! 

1:00 PM - Live from Tallahassee (HIV Community Conversation)

Tune in at 1 pm as we begin our program for Equality “LIVE”! FL Senator Jason Pizzo is joining us for a discussion on HIV Advocacy. Plus we’ll have live entertainment and a message from Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey!

2: 30 PM - Live from Key West (LGBTQ Youth Conversation)

Join us at 2:30 pm for a special appearance by Mayor Johnston and Mayor Carruthers and a dynamic discussion with Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie on the resilience and urgent needs of our LGBTQ youth!

4:00 PM - Live from Miami (Public Policy/Elections Conversation)

Join us at 4pm for live performances by Latin Grammy Award winner Nestor Torres & America's Got Talent's Yoli Mayor; a look ahead at the 2020 November Election with Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Elizabeth Schwartz, Nationally recognized LGBTQ Advocate.

5:30 PM - Live from St. Pete (Transgender Community Conversation)

Join us at 5:30 pm for live entertainment, a message from St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and a dynamic conversation on transgender equality with Jeanette Jennings! 

7:00 PM - Main Event

Join us at 7 pm for a star-studded main show with a special guest appearance from a national pro-equality champion, a state of the state with Equality Florida’s Nadine Smith and a live set with Grammy Award-winning DJ Tracy Young!