Today, the Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus unveiled our priorities for the 2018 Legislative Session, and announced we would provide letter grades to lawmakers. It’s the first time the Caucus is tracking legislative activity and rating lawmakers on their support of bills in the legislative process. Too many elected officials in the Legislature spend time advancing […]
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LGBTA Democratic Caucus Announces Legislative Report Card
January 29th, 2018 
Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus 
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Comments Off on LGBTA Democratic Caucus Announces Legislative Report CardPRESIDENT TRUMP: STRAIGHT, WHITE MEN ONLY
January 12th, 2018 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus issued the following statement from President Terry Fleming: “There can be no more pretense: President Trump is racist. In both words and actions, he’s made clear where he stands on the issues of diversity and equality. He’s against them. “His latest incendiary, divisive outburst is just one more example, and […]
2018 Lobby Days
January 5th, 2018 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus will be hosting the 3rd Annual Lobby Days event in Tallahassee on January 29-30, 2018! Join LGBT and supportive leaders and activists from across the state as we work to defeat a number of discriminatory bills while encouraging support for a statewide non-discrimination policy. Monday, January 29th Lobby Days Training/Lobbying […]
2018 Lobby Days
January 5th, 2018 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus will be hosting the 3rd Annual Lobby Days event in Tallahassee on January 29-30, 2018! Join LGBT and supportive leaders and activists from across the state as we work to defeat a number of discriminatory bills while encouraging support for a statewide non-discrimination policy. Monday, January 29th Lobby Days Training/Lobbying […]
January Membership Meeting with PFLAG Tallahassee’s Chris Sands
January 4th, 2018 Capital Equality Democratic Caucus The next meeting of the Capital Equality Democratic Caucus will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 6:00pm. Our special guest is PFLAG Tallahassee’s Chris Sands. Join us at 6:00pm to order dinner on your own. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm. The membership meeting will be held at Jasmine Cafe, 109 E. College […]
Posted in Community Events, News Comments Off on January Membership Meeting with PFLAG Tallahassee’s Chris SandsFlorida LGBTA Democratic Caucus Lobby Days
December 27th, 2017 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus January 29-30, 2018
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus invites you to participate with us in our upcoming Lobby Days. Event registration can be found here. Additional information, such as agenda and hotel, will be provided soon! We look forward to …
LGBTA Democratic Caucus Statement on World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2017 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Today we commemorate those who have lost their lives to AIDS, a disease that knows no geographic or demographic boundaries. AIDS impacts every community around the globe in some way or another, and we remain optimistic that life-saving drugs are getting to those who need them, even in the most remote corners of the world. […]
November Membership Meeting with Superintendent Rocky Hanna
November 1st, 2017 Capital Equality Democratic Caucus The next meeting of the Capital Equality Democratic Caucus will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 6:30pm. Our special guest is Leon County Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna. The membership meeting will be held at Milano Pizzeria, 514 W. Tharpe Street, Tallahassee, and is open to all Democrats. Grab a friend and join […]
Posted in Community Events, News Comments Off on November Membership Meeting with Superintendent Rocky HannaOctober Membership Meeting with State Attorney Jack Campbell
October 4th, 2017 Capital Equality Democratic Caucus The next meeting of the Capital Equality Democratic Caucus will be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 6:30pm. We’ll be continuing our discussion on DIRECT FILE, a statutory provision that allows prosecutors to choose whether a case will be heard in juvenile or adult court, and the impact this has on Florida’s youth. This […]
Posted in Community Events, News Comments Off on October Membership Meeting with State Attorney Jack CampbellCapital Equality Democratic Caucus Statement on Leon County Schools Handling of a Teacher Requesting to be Addressed with Gender-Neutral Title
September 27th, 2017 Capital Equality Democratic Caucus The Capital Equality Democratic Caucus is disappointed in how Leon County Schools and Superintendent Rocky Hanna have handled the issue of a teacher’s request to be addressed by a gender-neutral title and pronouns. The school district had an opportunity to demonstrate one of their core values – compassion and respect – and failed to do […]
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