Equality Florida
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Securing full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up Kim Davis’ petition — meaning it will not revisit Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that made marriage equality the law of the land ten years ago.
Once again, we proved that love is louder.
#LoveWins #LoveIsLouder
Once again, we proved that love is louder.
#LoveWins #LoveIsLouder
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up Kim Davis’ petition — meaning it will not revisit Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that made marriage equality the law of the land ten years ago.
Once again, we proved that love is louder.
#LoveWins #LoveIsLouder
Once again, we proved that love is louder.
#LoveWins #LoveIsLouder
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while legal challenges make its way through the courts. We'll provide additional updates from our national partners as they learn more from the State Department on next steps.
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while legal challenges make its way through the courts. We'll provide additional updates from our national partners as they learn more from the State Department on next steps.
Equality Florida honors and celebrates the beautiful life of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce transgender activist who dedicated her life to LGBTQ and Black liberation.
Thank you, Miss Major. Rest in power ✊🏽💖
Thank you, Miss Major. Rest in power ✊🏽💖
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Equality Florida honors and celebrates the beautiful life of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce transgender activist who dedicated her life to LGBTQ and Black liberation.
Thank you, Miss Major. Rest in power ✊🏽💖
Thank you, Miss Major. Rest in power ✊🏽💖
Today, Equality Florida honors Indigenous Peoples' Day by celebrating the rich cultures, histories, and resilience of Indigenous communities, past and present.
Discover more about local Indigenous nations with this interactive map: native-land.ca
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Discover more about local Indigenous nations with this interactive map: native-land.ca
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today, Equality Florida honors Indigenous Peoples' Day by celebrating the rich cultures, histories, and resilience of Indigenous communities, past and present.
Discover more about local Indigenous nations with this interactive map: native-land.ca
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Discover more about local Indigenous nations with this interactive map: native-land.ca
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
We are so excited to be partnering with SAVE LGBT for the #SAVEHalloweenBall community fundraiser on Friday, October 31st at YUCA 105 in Miami Beach!
Reserve your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/saves-hall...
(Pssst! Don’t forget to use our discount code EQFL5OFF) 🎃🏳️🌈✨
Reserve your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/saves-hall...
(Pssst! Don’t forget to use our discount code EQFL5OFF) 🎃🏳️🌈✨
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We are so excited to be partnering with SAVE LGBT for the #SAVEHalloweenBall community fundraiser on Friday, October 31st at YUCA 105 in Miami Beach!
Reserve your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/saves-hall...
(Pssst! Don’t forget to use our discount code EQFL5OFF) 🎃🏳️🌈✨
Reserve your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/saves-hall...
(Pssst! Don’t forget to use our discount code EQFL5OFF) 🎃🏳️🌈✨
Happy #NationalComingOutDay 🌈
Whether you’re out, coming out, or not ready yet — you are loved, you are valid, and you are part of our Florida family.
Equality Florida celebrates you, today and every day.
Whether you’re out, coming out, or not ready yet — you are loved, you are valid, and you are part of our Florida family.
Equality Florida celebrates you, today and every day.
October 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy #NationalComingOutDay 🌈
Whether you’re out, coming out, or not ready yet — you are loved, you are valid, and you are part of our Florida family.
Equality Florida celebrates you, today and every day.
Whether you’re out, coming out, or not ready yet — you are loved, you are valid, and you are part of our Florida family.
Equality Florida celebrates you, today and every day.
🚨 URGENT 🚨 Far-right lawmakers in Congress are once again trying to hijack must-pass bills to attack the LGBTQ community, and they're holding budgets and authorization for the military and essential federal agencies hostage to do it.
Sign the petition here: act.eqfl.org/a/reject-ant...
Sign the petition here: act.eqfl.org/a/reject-ant...
Tell Congress to Reject Anti-LGBTQ Policies
act.eqfl.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🚨 URGENT 🚨 Far-right lawmakers in Congress are once again trying to hijack must-pass bills to attack the LGBTQ community, and they're holding budgets and authorization for the military and essential federal agencies hostage to do it.
Sign the petition here: act.eqfl.org/a/reject-ant...
Sign the petition here: act.eqfl.org/a/reject-ant...
HAPPY LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH! ✨🌈🫶🏽
This month, we honor the strong and dazzling LGBTQ advocates that decorate our colorful history, and those who are still fighting for our rights today.
#lgbtqhistorymonth
This month, we honor the strong and dazzling LGBTQ advocates that decorate our colorful history, and those who are still fighting for our rights today.
#lgbtqhistorymonth
October 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
HAPPY LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH! ✨🌈🫶🏽
This month, we honor the strong and dazzling LGBTQ advocates that decorate our colorful history, and those who are still fighting for our rights today.
#lgbtqhistorymonth
This month, we honor the strong and dazzling LGBTQ advocates that decorate our colorful history, and those who are still fighting for our rights today.
#lgbtqhistorymonth
Every parent hopes our laws will ensure our children’s safety, protection, and freedom. But DeSantis is rejecting those values — banning books, censoring classrooms, and stripping parents’ rights.
Enough is enough. Parents across FL are rising up. Join us at ParentingWithPride.org
Enough is enough. Parents across FL are rising up. Join us at ParentingWithPride.org
September 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Every parent hopes our laws will ensure our children’s safety, protection, and freedom. But DeSantis is rejecting those values — banning books, censoring classrooms, and stripping parents’ rights.
Enough is enough. Parents across FL are rising up. Join us at ParentingWithPride.org
Enough is enough. Parents across FL are rising up. Join us at ParentingWithPride.org
Statement from Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith:
"Ron DeSantis is extorting Florida cities by threatening to withhold millions in taxpayer-funded relief unless they bow to his demands. This isn’t about safety... 🧵(1/8)
"Ron DeSantis is extorting Florida cities by threatening to withhold millions in taxpayer-funded relief unless they bow to his demands. This isn’t about safety... 🧵(1/8)
August 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Statement from Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith:
"Ron DeSantis is extorting Florida cities by threatening to withhold millions in taxpayer-funded relief unless they bow to his demands. This isn’t about safety... 🧵(1/8)
"Ron DeSantis is extorting Florida cities by threatening to withhold millions in taxpayer-funded relief unless they bow to his demands. This isn’t about safety... 🧵(1/8)
In a time when DeSantis is doing everything he can to erase the rainbow, our community, and our history, we need to be more visible than ever. We need to be louder than ever. We need to raise our flags higher than ever before. Join us in #ShowYourRainbow🌈
August 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In a time when DeSantis is doing everything he can to erase the rainbow, our community, and our history, we need to be more visible than ever. We need to be louder than ever. We need to raise our flags higher than ever before. Join us in #ShowYourRainbow🌈
"But just as we did in the hours after Pulse, our community will come together, look out for each other, and raise our flags higher. We refuse to be erased. We will not let hate win.”
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‘We must resist’: Some call to fight back after Orlando’s Pulse tribute paved over
'What feels small today is already growing into something dangerous and we must stand firm before it’s too late.'
floridapolitics.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"But just as we did in the hours after Pulse, our community will come together, look out for each other, and raise our flags higher. We refuse to be erased. We will not let hate win.”
floridapolitics.com/archives/752...
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🚨TAKE ACTION🚨
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET.
#ShowYourRainbow🌈
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET.
#ShowYourRainbow🌈
August 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨TAKE ACTION🚨
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET.
#ShowYourRainbow🌈
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET.
#ShowYourRainbow🌈
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial painted over — defacing a sacred space in the heart of Orlando that honors the 49 lives stolen in one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.
August 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial painted over — defacing a sacred space in the heart of Orlando that honors the 49 lives stolen in one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.
"Let's be honest, we all know this is not about traffic safety," said Rob Long, Delray Beach Vice Mayor. "This is political, this is part of the same culture war climate, where symbols of inclusion are targeted precisely, because they represent acceptance."
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
'It means something to us': Delray Beach Pride mural to remain despite state pressure
The city of Delray Beach has decided to keep its LGBTQ+ Pride mural, defying a statewide directive from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) urging cities to remove such artwork from roads.
www.wptv.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Let's be honest, we all know this is not about traffic safety," said Rob Long, Delray Beach Vice Mayor. "This is political, this is part of the same culture war climate, where symbols of inclusion are targeted precisely, because they represent acceptance."
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
💥 THREE huge wins for equality & freedom in ONE week—thanks to the courts and local leaders who are standing up to extremist overreach from Tallahassee & Washington. 🏳️🌈
🧵 Let’s celebrate & keep the momentum going ⬇️
🧵 Let’s celebrate & keep the momentum going ⬇️
August 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
💥 THREE huge wins for equality & freedom in ONE week—thanks to the courts and local leaders who are standing up to extremist overreach from Tallahassee & Washington. 🏳️🌈
🧵 Let’s celebrate & keep the momentum going ⬇️
🧵 Let’s celebrate & keep the momentum going ⬇️
August 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
DeSantis has been trying so hard to erase rainbows (and the LGBTQ community) across Florida for a while now. Now, it's our turn to respond, and resist. It’s not just a crosswalk: it’s DeSantis’ worst nightmare. Let’s scare the boots off of him: 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
DeSantis has been trying so hard to erase rainbows (and the LGBTQ community) across Florida for a while now. Now, it's our turn to respond, and resist. It’s not just a crosswalk: it’s DeSantis’ worst nightmare. Let’s scare the boots off of him: 🧵
The world according to DeSantis. He must've walked on a rainbow crosswalk and suddenly found himself in white, knee-high go-go boots.
How are you going to #ShowYourRainbow? Painting your driveway? Putting up rainbow flags? Rainbow chalk art? Let us know! 💬
www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-b...
How are you going to #ShowYourRainbow? Painting your driveway? Putting up rainbow flags? Rainbow chalk art? Let us know! 💬
www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-b...
A crosswalk made me gay
Tampa Bay leaders plan to bow to DeSantis and Trump. They still have a choice.
www.cltampa.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The world according to DeSantis. He must've walked on a rainbow crosswalk and suddenly found himself in white, knee-high go-go boots.
How are you going to #ShowYourRainbow? Painting your driveway? Putting up rainbow flags? Rainbow chalk art? Let us know! 💬
www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-b...
How are you going to #ShowYourRainbow? Painting your driveway? Putting up rainbow flags? Rainbow chalk art? Let us know! 💬
www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-b...
This August, trans leaders will unite at the state’s only trans-led convening, to build power and create change.
🏳️⚧️ Double your impact. Fund trans leadership: act.eqfl.org/a/2025-voice...
🏳️⚧️ Double your impact. Fund trans leadership: act.eqfl.org/a/2025-voice...
July 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This August, trans leaders will unite at the state’s only trans-led convening, to build power and create change.
🏳️⚧️ Double your impact. Fund trans leadership: act.eqfl.org/a/2025-voice...
🏳️⚧️ Double your impact. Fund trans leadership: act.eqfl.org/a/2025-voice...
Reposted by Equality Florida
🚨 The fight is not over — we need your help! The final vote is August 19th. Keep the pressure on: send a message to the school board and demand they reinstate these critical protections: act.eqfl.org/a/reinstate-... 🚨
Tell The Sarasota School Board To Reinstate Inclusive Policies!
act.eqfl.org
July 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🚨 The fight is not over — we need your help! The final vote is August 19th. Keep the pressure on: send a message to the school board and demand they reinstate these critical protections: act.eqfl.org/a/reinstate-... 🚨
🚨 BREAKING: The Sarasota County School Board voted 3-2 to repeal essential local protections for students, faculty, and families...
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July 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The Sarasota County School Board voted 3-2 to repeal essential local protections for students, faculty, and families...
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Equality Florida is celebrating International #DragDay! We celebrate ALL the incredible drag artists and queens in Florida who have been standing on the frontlines to fight for all of our rights and freedoms! This vibrant community is essential in our fight for liberation! 👑✨ #DragIsNotACrime
July 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Equality Florida is celebrating International #DragDay! We celebrate ALL the incredible drag artists and queens in Florida who have been standing on the frontlines to fight for all of our rights and freedoms! This vibrant community is essential in our fight for liberation! 👑✨ #DragIsNotACrime