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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 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...

Tell Congress to Reject Anti-LGBTQ Policies

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · 17d

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

We call on every Floridian to #ShowYourRainbow. Stand up against censorship. Raise your flags higher. Hate will not win.” (8/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Florida and the nation will respond by putting up art and murals and permanent symbols of respect and inclusion that are beyond the petty reach of DeSantis or Trump as they seek to curb our freedoms. (7/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

When forced into compliance, cities should respond with permanence: new memorials, public exhibits, and undeniable visibility. (6/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

They honor a history of resilience in the face of discrimination, from marriage bans and military expulsions to hate violence like the Pulse massacre. Florida should be apologizing for those harms, not erasing symbols of resilience and survival. (5/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

chalking sidewalks, raising flags, covering cars with stickers, and businesses painting their parking lots with rainbows. These acts declare: we are not intimidated and we will not be erased. For every rainbow DeSantis covers, our community will raise more — bigger, bolder, louder. (4/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Cities must push back to protect the values that make them welcoming places to live, work, and visit. DeSantis may paint over rainbows and art, but people are answering with defiance — (3/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s a cowardly abuse of power and the latest in his campaign to ban books, whitewash history, and attack LGBTQ people. He’s already removed elected officials simply for disagreeing with him, nullifying the votes of Floridians and silencing local democracy. (2/8)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

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)

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌈 Project rainbows onto buildings near removed crosswalks
🎽 Wear your rainbow (equality-florida.myshopify.com)
#️⃣ Post with the hashtag #ShowYourRainbow and tag @equalityfl

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 22

🏳️‍🌈 Put rainbow flags around your city and bumpers stickers on your car
🏡 Chalk sidewalks, driveways, park paths, sidewalks outside of government buildings
🎨 Paint mailboxes, cars, windows, etc.

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 22

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🌈

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 22

"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.'

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 21

And if you can’t make it, now is the time to wear your rainbow, hang your rainbow flags, put up your rainbow sticker, and flood social media with #ShowYourRainbow — no matter where you are in the state.

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨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🌈

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 21

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.

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 20

There, fixed it. 🥸 #schooled

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 18

#ShowYourRainbow #Resist

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 13

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: 🧵

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 18

"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."

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'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.

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 15

Every Floridian deserves to feel safe, seen, & celebrated. That means the freedom to read, to learn, & to be yourself—free from political overreach and intimidation. We’re committed to show up to every fight. ✊🏳️‍🌈

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 15

This is how we win: We fight back. We resist unlawful orders. We refuse to roll over when extremist leaders try to erase us.

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Equality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · Aug 15

🌈 In the streets, cities like Delray Beach, Key West & St. Petersburg are pushing back and siding with safety—refusing to erase Pride crosswalks despite state demands. They’re ready to defend free speech & equality in court.

Delray Beach changes course, will defy state and keep its LGBTQ+ pride intersection

Delray Beach and Key West are resisting efforts by President Donald Trump’s and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ transportation secretaries to eliminate LGBTQ+ rainbow street intersections. Fort Laud…

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