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Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as They were Black – Celebrating Black Pride ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum will celebrate Black Pride in St. Petersburg by recognizing some of the nation’s most celebrated African Americans of the Harlem Renaissance and local Gay Black educators, activists, journalists, and artists, all pillars of community-empowerment within the Tampa Bay community.

Nadine Smith Named Honorary Co-Chair of National Equality March for Unity and Pride

  Equality Florida Unveils New Logo In Celebration Of 20th Anniversary  

 

MEET THE INTERNS: KENZIE HELMICK (Public Policy Intern - Orlando)

   

The whirlwind of the 2017 legislative session is officially behind us, and I wanted to share with you the historic progress we made this year, the bad bills we defeated, and the unfinished business still ahead of us.  

**We will continue to update this page as we receive more analysis from our legal partners**  

Written By: Gina Duncan, Director of Transgender Equality  

  Equality Florida Applauds Resignation of Frank Artiles

Equality Florida Calls For The Removal of Senator Frank Artiles From Office

From the Miami News Times:

  71% Of Floridians Support Banning Conversion Therapy For Minors

Written By: Gina Duncan, Director of Transgender Equality

We are approaching the halfway mark of the 2017 Legislative Session, and Equality Florida has been hard at work advocating for full LGBTQ equality in Florida.

 

  As Hate Crimes Spike Nationwide, Community To Hold "Love Lives Here" Event at Florida Holocaust Museum  

Governor Scott Fails To Mention Pulse Attack Targeted LGBTQ & Latinx Communities In State of the State Address  

The landscape in Tallahassee has shifted dramatically for Equality Florida as we celebrate our 20th anniversary this year as a progressive organization with unprecedented levels of support. Our strategy has always been built on bipartisan support, carving out victories in a hostile climate, and finding common ground with our opponents to move equality forward against all odds.

Equality Florida Responds To Trump’s Attack on Transgender Youth Administration rescinds Title IX guidance for transgender students ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Yesterday, President Donald Trump’s Administration, under the direction of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, rescinded Title IX guidance for transgender students.