Protecting rights of LGBTQ people in workplace is long overdue:#pfla #eqfl

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"The most overtly anti-LGBTQ agenda from the Florida Legislature in recent memory.#pfla #eqfl

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Many voucher schools actually spell out blatantly discriminatory policies:#pfla #eqfl

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Martha Haynie: Adam Putnam, Frank White should rescind endorsements from anti-LGBT hate group Florida gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam’s campaign has come under fire over his support from the National Rifle Association, with Putnam

Adam Putnam, Frank White should rescind endorsements from anti-LGBT hate group:#pfla #eqfl

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Tis the season for pro-equality shopping via @equalityfl:#pfla #eqfl

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HIV Panic in Florida Is Turning Into a Health Catastrophe Transmission rates are higher than any other state, and bias-based laws are likely making things worse.

The spread of HIV in Florida is outpacing every other state as draconian laws turn getting tested into a risky legal gamble:#pfla #eqfl

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LGBT advocates: After Pulse, @FLGovScott's office promised equal-rights action that never came:#pfla #eqfl

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On Pulse anniversary, Equality Florida calls Rick Scott to ban LGBTQ discrimination statewide:#pfla #eqfl

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Carlos Smith: Since Pulse, Rick Scott has done nothing for LGBTQ community While expressing curiosity at a forum held in Washington Wednesday over whether Gov. Rick Scott might attend next Monday's Pulse memorial services,

Carlos Smith: Since Pulse, Rick Scott has done nothing for LGBTQ community:#pfla #eqfl

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71% of Floridians think conversion therapy for minors should be illegal, bills to prohibit it stalled in Legislature A recent poll shows an overwhelming number of Floridians believe conversion therapy should be illegal, leading LGBT advocates to renew their call for a

71% of Floridians think conversion therapy for minors should be illegal, time for lawmakers to act:#pfla #eqfl

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Wrong Way Rubio among 18 Republicans who urged Trump to discriminate against LGBTs:#pfla #eqfl

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Marco Rubio Defends Appearance At Anti-LGBT Event, Still Wants To Overturn Marriage Equality#pfla #eqfl

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Anderson Cooper on Pam Bondi June 30, 2016 Anderson Cooper discussed his interview with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi with Andy Cohen Thursday, June 30 at a special live benefit AC2 show at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. All proceeds raised will benefit the OneOrlando Fund (http://www.oneorlando.org/). Cohen, Cooper and the Dr. Phillips Center have joined together to donate services to produce the one-night-only benefit.

Anderson Cooper on Pam Bondi interview: "I think she knew it didn't go particularly well#pfla #eqfl

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States wrongly subverting Supreme Court ruling in clash of LGBT rights vs. morality While Florida hasn't enacted egregious laws targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, a federal judge found cause to issue a strongly worded ruling that found the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last summer that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Hinkle found cause to castigate Gov. Rick Scott's administration and the Legislature for failing to respect that decision and begin regarding same-sex couples as equal to heterosexual couples under all facets of law.

Editorial: States wrongly subverting Supreme Court ruling in clash of LGBT rights vs. morality#pfla #eqfl

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Editorial: Florida Legislature stuck in past on civil rights#pfla #eqfl

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Rubio creates anti-LGBT ‘marriage and family’ board#pfla #eqfl

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Editorial: A long wait for equal protection#pfla #eqfl

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Editorial: Fear motivates @FloridaGOP's unnecessary pastor protection bill#pfla #eqfl

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Poll shows growing support for anti-discrimination law#pfla #eqfl

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.@kionnemcghee Vote #NoOnHB43 -- a Trojan Horse that may lead to Indiana-style discrimination against #LGBT people in FL. #pfla #eqfl

.@RepMoraitis Pastor Chance says pastors don’t need protection, and asks that you vote #NoOnHB43:#pfla #eqfl

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Friday's letters: Put a stop to disastrous road plan <b>Board backs revamp of I-275 </b><b> | Aug. 5</b>

.@ColleenLBurton, Rev. Gibson in St. Pete asks you to vote #NoOnHB43 -- bill is "potentially dangerous#pfla #eqfl

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.@CaryPigman: Freedom of religion is important -- that’s why it’s already protected in the constitution. Please vote #NoOnHB43. #pfla #eqfl

Pastor: Thanks but no thanks to homophobic Protection Act On the whole, a pastor’s job is not particularly dangerous. Most of us who serve communities of faith aren’t called upon to jump out of airplanes or to put out forest fires. It’s …

.@Kathleen4SWFL Vote #NoOnHB43. 1st Presbyterian Pastor Copeland says bill is unnecessary & incendiary:#pfla #eqfl

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Report: Religious Exemption Laws Lead to Discrimination TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The impact of so-called religious freedom laws on women and the LGBT community is the subject of a new report from the Movement Advancement Project. The report found the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act – and a similar state law in Florida – allow citizens and companies to exempt themselves from laws they feel require them to violate &quot;sincerely-held religious beliefs,&quot; unless the government can prove a compelling interest and there is no other &quot;reasonable accommodation.&quot; Report author Ineke Mushovic, executive director of the Movement Advancement Project, says those laws end up legalizing discrimination. ...

Report: "Religious Freedom" Laws Lead to Discrimination#pfla #eqfl

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Conservative Republican says it's time for GOP to see the light on gay marriage#pfla #eqfl

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.@DSimmonsFL FL is no place for discrimination. Pls vote NO on this Indiana-style adoption bill #HB7111 in Cmte Mon. #pfla #eqfl

.@Lizbethkb #HB7111 allows state-sanctioned discrimination. Pls vote NO on this Indiana-style adoption bill in Cmte Mon. #pfla #eqfl

.@BillGalvano Children bear the consequences of #HB7111. Now is not the time to make adoption harder in FL! #pfla #eqfl

.@JackLatvala FL is no place for discrimination. Pls vote NO on the Indiana-style adoption bill #HB7111 in Cmte Mon. #pfla #eqfl