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Equality Florida is a political advocacy group that advocates for civil rights and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer residents of the U.S. state of Florida. Equality Florida consists of two organizations - Equality Florida Institute, Inc., the 501(c)(3) educational charity and Equality Florida Action, Inc., the 501 ...
Nadine Smith (born August 27, 1965) is an LGBT activist and has been the executive director of Equality Florida since its inception in 1997 and serves as a legislative lobbyist, living in Tallahassee during session. In 1986, Smith served on the founding board of the International Gay and Lesbian Organization.
The St. Petersburg Human Rights Ordinance is a law that was passed in January 2002 in St. Petersburg, Florida. This law added sexual orientation as a protected status in housing, employment, and public accommodations. This movement was led by Equality Florida's leader Nadine Smith. The law took years to pass due to overruling in city meetings.
Equality Across America: 2009: National Equality March: Dissolved Equality Federation: 1997: Active Family Equality Council: 1979: Fight OUT Loud: 2007: Fine By Me: 2003: Merged into Atticus Circle: Freedom to Marry: 2003: Marriage equality: Dissolved Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 1990: Gay Liberation Front#United States ...
The Family Equality Council stated that the act attempts to "erase for an entire generation of Florida public school students" education about the LGBT community, LGBT history, LGBT rights, and same-sex marriage; and stated that the act violates the First and Fourth Amendments "by discriminatorily censoring classroom instruction about sexual ...
Since returning to Equality Florida he has held campaign positions in high-profile campaigns including the re-election campaign of St. Peterburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, [11] the historic election of Fort Lauderdale's first LGBTQ Mayor Dean Trantalis, [12] the successful effort to unseat anti-LGBTQ incumbent Florida State Senator Daphne Campbell ...
Carlos Guillermo Smith (born December 31, 1980) is an American community activist, lobbyist, and Democratic politician.He is a member of the Florida Senate from the 17th district since 2024, covering much of Orange County east of I-4, having been elected without opposition upon the qualifying deadline on June 14th. [1]
Delaware - Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, national origin, or sex. Delaware Constitution, Article I, §21 (2019, 2021) Florida - Basic rights. All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and ...