Today, following Donald Trump’s rollback of the Obama administration’s protections of transgender students, Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus President Terry Fleming issued the following statement: “Democrats believe that everyone should be treated fairly with the respect and dignity they deserve — especially our students. Every child deserves to be able go to school without fear of being bullied […]
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus condemns the disgraceful decision by the current Administration to exclude transgender students from protective guidance under Title IX put in place by the Obama Administration. This completely contradicts the Jan 30 statement from the White House that it would “be respectful and supportive of LGBT rights.” Along with the National
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus celebrates the passage of a comprehensive Human Rights Ordinance by the Jacksonville City Council that bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity & expression. We congratulate those who worked to secure this victory! A half a decade in the making, successful passage was secured by a
The Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations for officers of the Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus. Nominations will be accepted until February 22, 2017, and NO LATER. Names of nominees may be sent via email to the Nominating Committee at nominations@floridalgbtademocrats.org. Any member in good standing may nominate a person for office or may have their
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus will be hosting the 2nd Annual Lobby Days event in Tallahassee, held April 3-5, 2017! 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.
The next meeting of the Capital Equality Democratic Caucus will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 6:30pm. Kathy Winn, President of the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee, will discuss the initiatives of her organization’s mission and activities, including outreach and citizen education. The membership meeting will be held at Milano Pizzeria, 1940 […]
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus strongly denounces a reported Executive Order by the President that repeals many of the protections put in place by the Obama Administration regarding LGBT equality. According to President Terry Fleming, “We are veterans and teachers, homemakers and CEO’s, civil servants and laborers, police officers and construction workers and we deserve
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus congratulates Stephen Bittel of Miami-Dade County on his election as Chair of the Florida Democratic Party. The Caucus looks forward to working with Chair Bittel and his team over the next four years to elect pro-LGBT Democrats at the federal, state and local levels. We also extend congratulations to the
The next meeting of the Capital Equality Democratic Caucus will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at 6:30pm. This month’s meeting will include a casual conversation about upcoming events and opportunities to get engaged. The membership meeting will be held at Milano Pizzeria, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, and is open to all Democrats. […]
Every two years, the Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus elects its leaders. These elections occur in two stages. First, regional meetings are held to elect one male and one female director, as well as their respective alternates. Later, at the biennial meeting held in each odd-numbered year, statewide officers are elected. Listed below are the dates,
