Equality Florida

The colors of the pride flag will be replaced by red, white and blue on the Sunshine Skyway for the Freedom Summer Tax Holiday.

LGBTQ+ advocates say the law was too vague — leading to fear, confusion, and anxiety in students, parents, and teachers. The settlement defines what the law can and cannot regulate in schools.

Equality Florida’s annual Pride at the Capitol event served as a kickoff to the group’s fight for LGBTQ+ rights. They urged lawmakers to vote against proposals they say threatens their safety.

Equality Florida says the bills "attack the freedoms, the rights and dignity of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Floridians.”

Laws that govern how gender identity and sexual orientation may be addressed in schools have caused confusion. Some districts have created guidelines that clarify these laws and aim to protect LGBTQ students and staff.

Equality Florida is one of several LGBTQ+ groups pushing back against HB 599, a bill that would not only regulate the use of personal pronouns in public and private workplaces, but also prevent culturally sensitive training that would help them better serve the queer community.

Florida's state athletic board fined Monarch High School on Tuesday, placing the Coconut Creek school on probation after a transgender student played on the girls volleyball team, a violation of a controversial law enacted by DeSantis and the Republican-majority Legislature.

Equality Florida is empowering parents, students, and community members in a new program called "Fall into Action." It gives people the tools to voice support for LGBTQ+ students at local school board meetings.

As Tallahassee keeps passing more legislation targeting the LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Floridians report fearing for their livelihoods in the state. Crowd-funding sites like GoFundMe have seen an uptick in fundraisers to financially assist LGBTQ individuals and families to leave.

Civil rights groups say Gov. DeSantis' policies are hostile toward people of color and the LGBTQ-plus community.

The NAACP joined a Latino civil rights organization and a gay rights advocacy group in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors.

Equality Florida and the Florida Immigration Coalition issued travel advisories to people planning on moving or visiting the state. A USF professor said reaction will be important to watch.