Florida lgbtq
Florida's Equality Profile
Sexual Orientation
of population
fully protected
- State
Protections - County
Protections - City
Protections - No
Protections - Protections
Banned
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County route only shows areas with entire protections for sexual orientation (i.e., discrimination prohibited in private employment, housing, and public accommodations)
City and County Numbers:
12 counties out of 67 have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, and public accommodations (full protections).
28 cities have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, and widespread accommodations (full protections).
4 municipalities, not including those listed above, contain an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in confidential employment, housing, or public accommodations (only partial protections). See table below.
60% of the express population is protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, hous
LGBTQ+ Life in Wilton Manors
The Metropolis of Wilton Manors is a place where diversity is not tolerated, but embraced. Inquiries regarding LGBTQ+ life in Wilton Manors can be directed to community@ (for the LGBT+ Community Liaison in the Urban area Manager's Office).
Second Gayest City in America
As a result of the US Census, the City of Wilton Manors was named the “Second Gayest City” in the United States. With a massive percentage of the population identifying as gay, lesbian, bi-curious, or transgender, Wilton Manors has been a progressive place to live, function and play for many years. In , and again in subsequent years, Wilton Manors was named by South Florida Gay News (SFGN) as the Best City in its “Best Of" competition. You can read the story here. Second Gayest Town in America Second Gayest City in America Second Gayest City in America Second Gayest Town in America Second Gayest City in America Second Gayest City in America Second Gayest Capital in America Second Gayest City in America Second Gayest City in Ameri
Gov. DeSantis Signs Slate of Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, Enacting a Record-Shattering Number of Discriminatory Measures Into Law
by HRC Staff •
Florida is enacting a record six expressly anti-LGBTQ+ laws this year, more than the last seven years combined
Tallahassee, Florida – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, double attraction, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemns Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing a slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills crafted to scale back the freedoms of LGBTQ+ people and other vulnerable communities.
Florida is enacting a record six expressly anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law this year, more than the last seven years together.
Today, Gov. DeSantis signed HB , which silences educators by prohibiting any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity from Pre-K through 8th grade, SB , an radical gender affirming care disallow, and HB , an anti-trans bathroom bill.
Gov. DeSantis has also signed SB , which doubles down on his attacks on academic freedom, and SB , a “License to Discrimin
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