Securing Equality and Justice for Florida's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community.
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- Register for Camp Equality Flo...
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Thursday, June 11 at 12:00am - Adoption & Civil Rights Lobby ...
State Capitol Building
Wednesday, March 19 at 9:00am - 2008 Safe Schools Lobby Days-
State Capitol Building
Sunday, March 16 at 9:00am
Senate Leadership Commits to Marriage Vote in 2009Last night, for the first time ever, LGBT New Yorkers received a commitment from the Senate Majority to vote on the marriage equality bill in the next six weeks.Here's the statement from Austin Shafran, spokesman for the Senate Majority Conference...
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Last weekend the House of Representatives passed a groundbreaking Health Care reform bill. After a successful lobbying effort from national LGBT organizations, five provisions were added to the bill to ensure that the LGBT community will benefit from this legislation. Included in this bill are pr...
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Equality Florida WEST PALM BCH-Join Our Town Hall Series on "Homosexuality and the Black Church" Help build dialogue, understanding and common ground.
TAKE ACTION: End Anti-LGBT Job Discrimination in Florida - Endorse the Florida Competitive Workforce
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The Florida Competitive Workforce Bill would simply add sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to Florida's civil rights law that bans discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. Please click here to endorse this important and overdue legislation.
TAKE ACTION: End Anti-LGBT Job Discrimination in Florida - Endorse the Florida Competitive Workforce
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The Florida Competitive Workforce Bill would simply add sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to Florida's civil rights law that bans discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. Please click here to endorse this important and overdue legislation.
Equality Florida Volusia County moves closer to passing a Domestic Partnership Registry http://ow.ly/AMdI
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The Hollywood image of the nuclear family -- with Mom vacuuming in pearls, Dad presiding over the grill and a marriage certificate lovingly tucked into a brocaded album -- is inviting. But real relationships can be more complicated. ...
Equality Florida Justice for Ryan and Something more
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A jury convicted one of Ryan Skipper’s two killers of first-degree murder just hours ago. It’s all over the evening news. My how times change. Today was the second of two trials, both resulting in a life sentence for each of Ryan’s killers. ...
Equality Florida Buju Banton Promoter Claims $100,000 loss on Miami Concert http://ow.ly/yVDo
Equality Florida Verdict expected today for 2nd suspect in Ryan Skipper's murder http://ow.ly/yUfD
Equality Florida
RALLY TODAY 4:00PM- MIAMI! http://ow.ly/xEew
SHOW UP & STAND UP AGAINST HATE!
We will be holding a press conference and community rally. Join Equality Florida along with elected officials, community leaders, and partner organizations including Save Dade, Unity Coalition, and Pridelines for a community response to performers who incite violence against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
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Equality Florida ACTION ALERT: Buju Banton Gets New Venues in Orlando & Tampa http://ow.ly/xpbc
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TAMPA: Cuban Club Ybor Oct 30th I just talked to the Cuban Club (Jocelyn). She said they booked him and have asked him NOT to perform the song Boom Bye Bye. I let her know that Buju Banton has never renounced ...
Equality Florida ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Murder Music in Florida http://eqfl.org/murdermusic
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Starting in September 5 performances where advertised in Florida for Buju Banton, the notorious singer whose lyrics call for the torture and murder of gay people.
Equality Florida New HUD housing policy includes LGBT people http://ow.ly/vOhA
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HUD PRESS RELEASEU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Shaun Donovan, SecretaryOffice of Public Affairs, Washington, DC 20410HUD No. 09-206 FOR RELEASEBrian Sullivan Wednesday(202) 708-0685 ...
Equality Florida HUH?!? Tom Coburn says whaaaaa?!? http://ow.ly/vIBn
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Tom Coburn is a Republican senator from the state of Oklahoma. He has written an opinion piece for The Advocate Online that calls on the LGBT community to oppose "government health care rationing", i.e. ...
Equality Florida Equality Florida Action PAC endorses Dan Gelber early in Florida's hotly contested race for Attorney General- http://ow.ly/vuxi
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(MIAMI) Today, Florida's largest LGBT political group endorsed Senator Dan Gelber for Attorney General. Equality Florida Action PAC is the state’s largest PAC devoted to electing pro-equality candidates. ...
