FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, FL – Yesterday an Appeals Court struck down Jacksonville’s ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity because the city’s Office of General Council never bothered to write the amended ordinance. The ordinance passed the City Council in 2017 on a 12-6 margin. Mayor Lenny Curry did […]
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Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Calls On Jacksonville to Immediately Fix Human Rights Ordinance
May 2nd, 2020 
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Comments Off on Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Calls On Jacksonville to Immediately Fix Human Rights OrdinanceLGBTQ Dems Celebrate the Life of Terry Fleming
April 29th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2020 GAINESVILLE, FL – Pride Community Center of North Central Florida Executive Director Terry Fleming has passed away. Terry was also Treasurer and a past President of the Stonewall Democrats of Alachua County, and state committeeman of the Alachua Democratic Party. Previously he served as President of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic […]
LGBTQ Democrats Call for Immediate Action on Unemployment
April 23rd, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2020 DELRAY BEACH, FL – The Department of Labor announced today that another 4.4 million unemployment claims have been filed, with more than 26 million claims since the coronavirus pandemic began. As of today, there are at least 571,894 Floridians waiting for their unemployment benefits to be received – and […]
Posted in News, State Issues Comments Off on LGBTQ Democrats Call for Immediate Action on UnemploymentRep. Wasserman Schultz Provides COVID-19 Update to Caucus
April 16th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined us to outline efforts the government is taking to assist in combatting COVID-19. Give it a watch and please share!
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Call with Rep. Wasserman Schultz on COVID-19 Economic Relief
April 15th, 2020 Capital Equality Democratic Caucus You’re invited to join the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus for a Caucus conference call with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz tomorrow, Thursday, April 16 from 10:00 am to 10:30 am. Rep. Wasserman Schultz will outline economic relief efforts related to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the stimulus bills passed by Congress, the CARES Act, SBA assistance, and additional unemployment […]
Posted in Community Events, Local Issues, National Issues, News, State Issues Comments Off on Call with Rep. Wasserman Schultz on COVID-19 Economic ReliefPensacola Doctor Heads North To Treat Coronavirus Patients
April 13th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus By BOB BARRETT, WUWF, Listen to the Interview A Pensacola physician is heading up north to help care for coronavirus patients. “I saw an ad from Johns Hopkins asking for people. I applied (and) they contacted me within 24 hours,” said Dr. Alexys Hillman from Pensacola Osteopaths, who has traveled to Baltimore to help COVID-19 […]
Posted in News, State Issues Comments Off on Pensacola Doctor Heads North To Treat Coronavirus PatientsLGBTQ Democrats Mourn the Loss of Kristin Jacobs
April 11th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2020 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Earlier this morning, State Representative Kristin Jacobs passed after a long battle with colon cancer. Previously she served as a Broward County Commissioner, including one term as Mayor. The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus issued the following statement on the news of Representative Jacobs’ death: “We are saddened to […]
Al Jacquet apologizes after using anti-gay slur
March 25th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Jacquet used the slur against Lake Worth Beach Commissioner Omari Hardy. By Ryan Nicol, Florida Politics In a video posted to his personal Facebook page Friday, Rep. Al Jacquet uses a common Caribbean anti-gay slur directed at one of his 2020 primary opponents. With criticism mounting after a Florida Politics report on those comments, Jacquet apologized late Tuesday. Toward […]
Joe Biden Leads Survey of Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Activists on Presidential Race
March 7th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2020 JOE BIDEN LEADS SURVEY OF FLORIDA LGBTQ+ DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE 84% Support Biden, 7% Support Sanders ORLANDO, FL – At All in to Win in 2020: The Winter Conference of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, a survey of caucus membership was conducted on the presidential race. Joe Biden received […]
Posted in News, State Issues Comments Off on Joe Biden Leads Survey of Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Activists on Presidential Race2020 Winter Conference Leadership Dinner
March 6th, 2020 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus The highlight of the 2020 Winter Conference, our Leadership Dinner, will be held March 7 at 7:30 PM at the Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside Hotel (7499 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, FL 32822). House Impeachment Manager and U.S. Representative Val Demings will deliver the Congressional Keynote at the Leadership Dinner. We’re also excited to hear from […]
