Democratic candidates filed to run in the 2020 race for Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 1, have been invited to speak during Capital Equality’s upcoming membership meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. This meeting of the Capital Equality Democratic Caucus will be held at 6:30pm at the Leon County Public Library, Program Room A, in downtown […]
With Republicans doing everything they can to prevent people from voting, the Florida Democratic Party is fielding not just a full slate of candidates but preparing to do everything it can to make sure that people are able to vote. And to accomplish that, we need volunteers to learn how to be poll watchers in
On February 25, 2023, members of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus will meet at the Winter Conference in Orlando to elect Caucus officers — President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Nominations for these Caucus officer positions will be accepted until January 26, 2023, via email to nominations@lgbtqdems.org. Any voting member may run for a Caucus
The 2023 Winter Conference of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus at The Reinassance Airport Hotel in Orlando is around the corner! February 24 – 26 Florida Democrats and the LGBTQ+ community are under fire from Republicans intent on erasing us and our values from the Sunshine State. What do we do? Rise Up! Join the
Regional Director Elections Are Virtual on Saturday, January 14 The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus is powered by people like you — so be sure you’re a part of it! We’re visible and active across the state and our regional teams are a key source of strength for the grassroots work we do on behalf of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2022 DELRAY BEACH, FL – According to the Human Rights Campaign, four transgender people have been killed in Florida so far this year: Duval Princess, a 24-year-old in the early stages of transitioning and who identified as transgender, was killed in Jacksonville on January 3, 2022. Nedra Sequence Morris, a
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2022 Today, 12 Republicans in the US Senate joined all their Democratic colleagues in a critical test vote to codify marriage equality. Last summer, 47 Republicans in the House joined their Democratic colleagues to do the same. Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus President Stephen Gaskill released the following statement on the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2022 STATEMENT OF THE FLORIDA LGBTQ+ DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus congratulates all our candidates who ran on common sense positions of equality and nondiscrimination, access to abortion and healthcare, economic policies that protect Florida’s families, and the preservation of democracy. The
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2022 The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus is announcing its endorsed candidates and constitutional amendment recommendations for the 2022 General Election and kicking off an online fundraising and get-out-the-vote effort for targeted races. Caucus President Stephen Gaskill issued the following statement on the endorsements: “The only way to stop the dangerous
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2022 WILTON MANORS, FL – Today, alongside Equality Florida Action PAC, Human Rights Campaign PAC, and SAVE Action PAC, the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus has endorsed equality champion Charlie Crist for Governor of Florida. Caucus President Stephen Gaskill issued the following statement on the endorsement: “The lives of LGBTQ+ Floridians
