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Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2017

Joe Saunders, who along with David Richardson, became the first openly gay member of the Florida Legislature in 2012, is rejoining Equality Florida as its new senior political director. In his new position, Saunders will lead the organization’s civic engagement programs, pro-LGBTQ mobilization efforts, and electoral programs. “I can’t think of a more important place to […]

Mitch PerryJune 12, 2017

In a statement proclaiming Monday as “Pulse Remembrance Day,” Gov. Rick Scott described the Pulse nightclub shooting that killed 49 people a year ago as “an attack on Orlando, our state, the Hispanic community and on the LGBTQ community.” Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, the leading advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in Florida, is “glad” Scott […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2017

Florida’s largest LGBT advocacy group Equality Florida is launching a #HonorThemWithAction campaign in advance of the June 12 commemoration of people killed, wounded and affected by the Pulse nightclub massacre. The effort at this point aims at creating online rallying opportunities for people interested in contributing time and action to the myriad events being planned for June […]

Mitch PerryMay 4, 2017

For the second time in his short presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive order on religious liberty that’s not nearly as meaningful as his supporters and critics thought. The measure could allow churches and other faith-based organizations to become more active politically. It promises to “vigorously promote religious liberty,” as well as direct the Internal Revenue Service “to exercise […]

Staff ReportsApril 19, 2017

Equality Florida, the state’s LGBTQ-advocacy organization, Wednesday called for Republican Frank Artiles “to resign … or be removed” from the state Senate. “Once again, Frank Artiles’ bigotry is all over the news, this time because of racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs used against his Senate colleagues and lobbyists in Tallahassee earlier this week,” Public Policy […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 17, 2017

A recent poll shows an overwhelming number of Floridians believe conversion therapy should be illegal, leading LGBT advocates to renew their call for a statewide ban. According to a recent Orlando Political Observer-Gravis Marketing poll, 71 percent of Florida voters think conversion therapy should be illegal for minors in Florida. The poll found 18 percent […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 4, 2017

Of the many Cabinet choices made by President-elect Donald Trump, some of the strongest opposition centers around the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Wednesday morning in Tampa, a group of activists spoke with officials in Sen. Bill Nelson‘s district office, calling on him at the very least to call for a delay a vote […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2016

Over the summer, a hacker who went by the nom de guerre of Guccifer 2.0 began distributing internal documents from the Democratic National Committee to a variety of reporters and bloggers here in Florida. I was one of those recipients. I bring that up this morning because of the story in Wednesday’s NY Times , which revisits […]

Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2016

The National Urban League (NUL) has been complaining for six years that Equality Florida‘s logo is too similar to theirs in appearance. Now the venerable civil rights organization is taking Florida’s leading gay rights group to court to have them stop using it — and wants them to pay for it. In legal briefs filed with the U.S. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2016

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Incumbent North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory conceded to Democrat Roy Cooper, the state’s Attorney General, on Monday — a defeat that is being cheered on by Equality Florida, the state’s largest LGBT organization. “I personally believe that the majority of our citizens have spoken, and we now should do everything we can to support the 75th governor of […]

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Orlando Pride

Joe Saunders back at Equality Florida as senior political director

On Pulse anniversary, Equality Florida calls Rick Scott to ban LGBTQ discrimination statewide

Equality Florida launches Pulse commemorative action campaign

Equality Florida says Donald Trump’s executive order on religious liberty not as bad as it feared

Equality Florida calls Frank Artiles to be ousted from office

71% of Floridians think conversion therapy for minors should be illegal, bills to prohibit it stalled in Legislature

Activists want Bill Nelson to delay confirmation hearing on AG nominee Jeff Sessions

Mitch Perry Report for 12.14.16 – Fun with Guccifer 2.0

National Urban League takes Equality Florida to court over logo dispute

Equality Florida cheers defeat of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory