'This bill is white privilege personified and white fragility in legislative form.' North Miami Democratic Rep. Dotie Joseph said
“As a gay man, to sit here in committee, to hear that, there was no book that I read that brought me to who I am”
"LGBTQ people are your neighbors, family members, and friends. We are a normal, healthy part of society and we will not be erased"
The law lets prosecutors pursue hate crime charges when a crime involves defacing properties owned by local governments or organizations
The page featured resources including links to anti-bullying initiatives & information on creating safe spaces for LGBTQ youth
If signed into law the bill would take effect July 1 of 2022 making Florida the 16th state to ban the use of “gay/trans panic defense”
Findings show that Black people and women are disproportionately affected by the state’s HIV criminal laws.
New efforts target politicians after latest mass school shooting