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MidPoint: LGBTQ and Trans Voices from the Capitol Protest 

The Florida legislature stands ready to ban transgender medical care for minors and take kids away from their parents if the parents seek gender-affirming treatment for their children. The Republican legislature is planning to ban...

MidPoint: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and other oppressive legislation

Dangerous amendments to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill is the latest trend among the 'censorship and surveillance' legislation that's been passing through the Florida government this session. Nadine Smith of Equality Florida and Florida State...

The ADA just turned 31 and Floridians with disabilities are still fighting for voting access

The Americans with Disabilities Act turned 31-years-old Monday. The landmark law was supposed to ensure equal access to employment, public entities and public accommodations. Floridians with disabilities are still fighting for that access. The most...
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DeSantis signs trans girls sports ban on first day of LGBTQ Pride month, protests and legal challenges swiftly follow

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill banning transgender girls from Florida school sports into law Tuesday, the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month. Protests and promises of legal challenges swiftly followed the signing. LISTEN:...
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Florida House expands school vouchers without LGBTQ student protections

This week the Florida House voted to expand the state’s voucher program for students attending private schools. But an Orlando Sentinel investigation found that dozens of the schools that get money from the program discriminate...

How Florida law discourages people from learning their HIV status

The virus that causes AIDS is spreading in Florida faster than in any other state; so you’d think lawmakers would encourage people to get tested and know their HIV status. But Alejandro Acosta, the HIV...
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Radioactivity Monday: Florida This week, Equality Florida criticizes Sen. Marco Rubio’s record on LGBT rights.

By Rob Lorei on Radioactivity Monday, we listened back to the latest Florida This Week, a political discussion show from local PBS station WEDU that is also hosted by Rob Lorei. In this episode, our...
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Equality Florida responds to Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision

Equality Florida responds to Supreme Court's marriage equality decision
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Same-sex marriages begin in Miami-Dade; after midnight in all Florida counties

Same-sex marriages begin in Miami-Dade; after midnight in all Florida counties
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St. Petersburg earns top score on an index of LGBT equality

St. Petersburg earns top score on an index of LGBT equality

Marriage Equality victory in Monroe County could be the door LGBTQ advocates have been looking for

Marriage Equality victory in Monroe County could be the door LGBTQ advocates have been looking for

Hillsborough will add LGBT protections to human rights ordinance

Hillsborough will add LGBT protections to human rights ordinance

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