Equality Florida Action Inc

SECURING EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR FLORIDA'S LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY

OUTREACH:HOSTED MONTHLY GATHERINGS OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, WITH PARTICIPATION FROM MORE THAN 50 LEADERS THAT INCLUDED FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; STATE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES; AND LGBTQ, HIV, AND REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM ORGANIZATION LEADERS.

MOBILIZATION:- EQUALITY FLORIDA FIELD STAFF RECRUITED 100 CITIZEN LOBBYISTS TO TALLAHASSEE TO MEET WITH 71 LAWMAKERS FOR OUR LOBBY DAYS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE HELD OUR VIRTUAL LOBBY DAYS PROGRAM WHERE 65 VOLUNTEERS HAD 12 MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS. - THROUGHOUT SESSION, WE MOBILIZED 300 PEOPLE TRAVELING TO TALLAHASSEE TO SPEAK AT FIVE SENATE AND HOUSE HEARINGS ON THE DON'T SAY GAY BILL OR STOP WOKE ACT.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)- EQUALITY FLORIDA FIELD STAFF MOBILIZED 130 VOLUNTEERS INTO 23 VIRTUAL DAYS OF ACTION TARGETING FLORIDA STATE LEADERSHIP. VOLUNTEERS MADE 67,675 CALLS INSPIRING 994 EQUALITY FLORIDA MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS TO MAKE PATCH-THRU CALLS TO THE OFFICES OF THE FLORIDA SENATE PRESIDENT AND HOUSE SPEAKER.- SUPPORTED 10 RALLIES ACROSS THE STATE ON DON'T SAY LGBTQ AND MORE THAN 10 SCHOOL WALKOUTS. - IN SUPPORT OF 2022 ELECTIONS, EQUALITY FLORIDA HOSTED 65 DAYS OF ACTION FOR BOTH PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS. THIS INCLUDED 417 VOLUNTEER SHIFTS, 156,801 CALLS, 473,513 TEXTS, AND 3,182 DOORS KNOCKED TO ENCOURAGE PRO-EQUALITY VOTER TURNOUT. - MOBILIZED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE TO THE FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING AND A TOTAL OF 375 PEOPLE TO THREE FLORIDA BOARD OF MEDICINE MEETINGS, WHERE ANTI-LGBTQ POLICIES WERE BEING CONSIDERED.- HELPED ORGANIZE WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE FLORIDIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM COALITION TWO PRESS CONFERENCES FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, ON JANUARY 12 AND FEBRUARY 22, AND MASS MOBILIZATION OF MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE TO TALLAHASSEE ON FEBRUARY 22.

ADVOCACY:- SUPPORTED SUCCESSFUL LOCAL EFFORTS TO UPDATE BROWARD COUNTY'S HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE AND REMOVE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.- WORKED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RECOGNIZE NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN EXISTING SEX-BASED NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES.