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DeSantis Administration Censors AP Psychology Course Robs Students of College Credit for Course Completion

The Mental Health Impacts of DeSantis’ Slate of Hate As a youth growing up in Florida, I have experienced the damaging effects of statewide attacks on the LGBTQ+ community and have seen similar impacts reflected in my peers. From lowered self-esteem to fear of leaving my house during intense strife, living in my home state as an LGBTQ person and outspoken activism sometimes feel no different from living under a microscope of oppression and dread.

Florida Board of Education Adopts Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Rules

Pro-Equality Supporters Donate $100K to Emergency Transgender Health Care Grants Community rallies in support as transgender youth and adults in Florida navigate restricted access to healthcare

  First-Ever Equality Florida Cable Ads Win Prestigious Reed Awards

Meet the Fellows: Summer 2023  Equality Florida, Florida's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, hired its cohort of fellows for the Summer 2023 Fellowship Program! From across the state, our large cohort includes people from various backgrounds, ages, sexualities, gender identities, and ethnicities.

Meet the Fellows: Spring 2024  Equality Florida, Florida's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, hired its cohort of fellows for the Spring 2024 Fellowship Program! From across the state, our diverse cohort includes people from various backgrounds, ages, sexualities, gender identities, and ethnicities. At Equality Florida, our mission is to cultivate our fellows to become leaders in the community.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Medicaid Coverage for Gender Affirming Care

Federal Court Halts Anti-Transgender Healthcare Ban, Protects Children's Rights

Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Advocacy Group Joins Equality Florida In Issuing Updated Florida Travel Advisory

 

Florida Legislature Passes Gender Affirming Care Ban

Florida Legislature Passes Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill

Florida Legislature Expands “Don’t Say LGBTQ” Law, Restricts Parental Rights

There’s only one week left of Florida’s 60-day legislative session – and Governor DeSantis’s rubber-stamping GOP legislature remains determined to push through as many bad bills from his Slate of Hate as possible before it comes to an end.

Equality Florida Denounces Governor DeSantis for Abusing Power to Silence Dissent

Parents and Teachers Across Florida Slam Board of Education and DeSantis for “Don’t Say LGBTQ+” Expansion, Joining Human Rights Campaign and Equality Florida in Urging Floridians to Oppose Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Students and Families President of the Human Rights Campaign Kelley Robinson, Senior Political Director of Equality Florida Joe Saunders, Teachers, Parents, and Students Joined Together in Tallahassee to Speak Out Against Slate of Hateful Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation and Proposals in Florida

This week, Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee advanced Governor DeSantis's Slate of Hate with startling efficiency, pushing bad bill after bad bill through committee and floor votes at warp speed.