Archive for the ‘State Issues’ Category

Congratulations to Our Newly Elected Directors!

On January 23-24, our members in nine regions across the state met virtually to elect a Regional Director, a Deputy Director, and an Alternate Director. Congratulations to our newly elected directors!   Region 1: Regional Director: Jeff Nall, Escambia Deputy Director: Mark Gillman, Escambia   Region 2: Regional Director: Joshua Hicks, Duval Deputy Director: Clifton […]

LGBTQ+ Dems Celebrate Transgender Military Ban Reversal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2021 DELRAY BEACH FL – The Biden administration announced today that it has reversed Donald Trump’s transgender military ban. This action comes after Biden’s day one executive order implementing the historic Bostock v. Clayton County ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Justice Department revoking a last-minute, anti-LGBTQ Trump […]

LGBTQ+ Democrats Celebrate Inauguration of President Joe Biden

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2021 DELRAY BEACH FL – Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus President Stephen Gaskill issued the following statement in response to the inauguration of President Joe Biden. “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take office as the next President and Vice President of the United […]

LGBTQ+ Dems Call for Impeachment and Removal of President Trump

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2021 DELRAY BEACH FL – Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus President Stephen Gaskill issued the following statement calling for President Trump and his enablers to face consequences for their actions that have greatly damaged our democracy. “President Trump deliberately incited a mob of extremists to attack the U.S. Capitol. Six people […]

LGBTQ+ Dems Congratulate FDP Chair Manny Diaz and New Party Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2021 DELRAY BEACH FL – Today the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) elected a new chair and the following party leadership: Manny Diaz, Chair Judy Mount, Vice Chair Casmore Shaw, Secretary Francine Garcia, Treasurer Democratic National Committee Members Nadia Ahmad, Grace Carrington, Marcus Dixon, Samantha Hope Herring, Thomas Kennedy, Sanjay Patel, […]

LGBTQ+ Dems Call for Trump Cabinet to Invoke the 25th Amendment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2021 DELRAY BEACH FL – Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus President Stephen Gaskill issued the following statement in response to Congress certifying the 2020 election results after supporters of President Trump took over the U.S. Capitol. “We’ve seen an historic 24 hours for our country: Congress certified Joe Biden and Kamala […]

Time to Renew Your Membership for 2021

TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP — AND RUN FOR OFFICE! The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus elects its leadership every two years. Elections for Caucus officers will be held at our Winter Membership Meeting on March 6, 2021. This will be a virtual meeting and more info will be coming to you soon about that. We […]

Caucus Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2020 DELRAY BEACH FL – Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honor the memory of those who lost their lives to anti-transgender prejudice. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), at least 37 transgender people are known to have been murdered in the United States in 2020 – […]

Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus on President-Elect Biden’s Victory

November 7, 2020 Delray Beach — Stephen Gaskill, President of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement on the confirmation that Joe Biden has become President-Elect of the United States: “At last, we have confirmation of what we’ve known since Election Day: Joe Biden is the President-Elect of the United States. Once again, […]

Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Statement on Election Results

November 4, 2020 Delray Beach, FL — Stephen Gaskill, president of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement on the results of the 2020 General Election: “Florida is heartbreaking. As the sun rises on the day after the election, a tough reality is that the time, effort, and money Democrats put in to […]

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