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5M ago
When SCOTUS overturned Roe v Wade, the LGBTQ+ community and our broad circle of allies became well aware that the overturn of Obergefell was likely. And if not the overturn, outright, then the undermining of its intended scope.
Now, as of the Fall of 2023, we are beginning to hear news about the bubbling of several lawsuits in the lower courts aimed at becoming the vehicle to do just that: reach SCOTUS and provide the means for the Supreme Court justices to lean in to a ruling that undermines national marriage equality for same-gender couples.
That is playing out in real time, in states like T ..read more
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6M ago
Outsports calls the NHL's new directive "the most stifling, anti-LGBTQ policy any pro sports league in North America has ever issued."
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/nhl-orders-ban-theme-night-gear-pride-symbols-uniforms-rcna119699
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6M ago
The goings-on in DeSantis' Florida continue...
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/florida-school-district-orders-removal-books-gay-characters-slightly-b-rcna117809
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6M ago
Pentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pentagon-working-to-restore-benefits-to-lgbtq-veterans-forced-out-under-dont-ask-dont-tell
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9M ago
RainbowWeddingNetwork.com, National Tour of LGBTQ+ Wedding Expos, Sees Immediate Surge in RSVPS
Couples & LGBTQ+ friendly Wedding Professionals Motivated to Take Substantive Action in Response to Today’s SCOTUS Ruling
Vermont – Today's SCOTUS ruling marks a decision that many in the LGBTQ+ community have foreseen since Obergefell, but hoped would not come to pass.
“It’s not so much the fact that certain business professionals are now able to openly discriminate, protected by what has been very strongly worded as 'First Amendment' rights… it’s the precedent this sets. To write discri ..read more
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9M ago
DID YOU KNOW...??
Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at New York City’s historic Stonewall Inn this past Monday to commemorate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Harris’ appearance marked the first time that a sitting vice president visited the space, the site of the 1969 June uprising that is largely credited as a turning point in the modern gay rights movement.
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1y ago
For Immediate Release: April 12, 2023
Media Contact:
Brandon Wolf ; Press Secretary
brandon@equalityflorida.org
Equality Florida Issues Advisory Warning For Travel
ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Today, Equality Florida took the extraordinary step of issuing a travel advisory, warning of the risks posed to the health, safety, and freedom of those considering short or long term travel, or relocation to the state. The move comes in response to a wave of safety inquiries Equality Florida has received following the passage of laws that are hostile to the LGBTQ community, restrict access to ..read more
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1y ago
For Immediate Release: January 18, 2023
Media Contact:
Brandon Wolf, Press Secretary
brandon@equalityflorida.org ; 971.678.5707
Jon Harris Maurer; Public Policy Director
jonharris@equalityflorida.org ; 954.494.1863
Florida State Board of Education Adopts New Rules Designed to Confuse & Intimidate Educators
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Today, the Florida State Board of Education voted to adopt two vague rules that threaten to remove the professional licenses of teachers if violated (proposed rule number 6A-10.081 and proposed rule number 6A-5.065). While designed to create confusion an ..read more
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1y ago
Great news from Amy Grant! -Our congratulations to her niece & her fiancee on their upcoming wedding plans!
https://pridesource.com/article/amygrantgaywedding/
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1y ago
For Immediate Release: October 19, 2022
Media Contact:
Brittany Link ; Communications Director
brittany@equalityflorida.org
Joe Saunders; Senior Political Director
joe@equalityflorida.org; 407-497-4986
Florida Board of Education Passes New Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Rules
New rules target school districts that have LGBTQ-Inclusive policies, teachers, and transgender youth
ORLANDO, FL -- Today, the Board of Education voted unanimously on new rules designed to intimidate school districts and teachers that affirm LGBTQ students — including expanding the enforcement of HB 1557, the Don ..read more