Weekly Reader: Hugs, Honduras, & Grandma's Dress
While this week brought news that ENDA has been delayed for a few weeks, we didn't let that stop us from bringing you a ton of popular posts about almost every aspect of our community. Here are the best from this week. Sunday The sexual politics of a hug Filed by: Cassandra Keenan The DC Catholic Church's red herring Filed by: Nancy Polikoff Monday

Florida Competitive Workforce Bill Filed To Add Anti-Discrimination Protections Statewide
I applaud the filing of the Competitive Workforce bill in the Florida House of Representative. House bill 391, filed by Rep. Kelly Skidmore, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Florida's civil rights statues. Currently, it is legal to discriminate against someone in employment, housing and public accommodations because that person is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). The bill would add these categories into laws that already protect Floridians based on race, age, disability, sex and religion. "I am proud to be the sponsor of this very important legislation," said Representative Skidmore, "I look forward to working with Equality

BREAKING NEWS: Tampa Adds Gender Identity Protections
The Tampa City Council should be commended for expanding non-discrimination protections to those who live, work and visit the city. Tampa is the latest city in Florida to add "gender identity" to its human rights ordinance that bans discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation. Today's action comes at the request of the Tampa Human Rights Council led by its Chair, Phil Dinkins. Equality Florida has worked closely with the council in the months leading up to today's vote and assisted with documenting the clear need for such protections. Equality Florida was born out of the struggle to expand Tampa's non-discrimination protections so they include the lesbi

Florida's Senator Bill Nelson: ENDA Legislator of the Day
While we stand around, twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the doorman to check his clipboard and open the velvet rope to let ENDA inside the House for markup, we have some extra time to pull out our cellphones and dial that cute Senator playing hard-to-get. There is, by the way, some interesting news on that markup postponement, and more to come, which I will review in my Weekly ENDA Update on Monday. Today's sweetheart is Senator Bill Nelson. Senator Bill Nelson (the second sitting Congressmember

Alex Sink Becomes Top Florida Official to Oppose Anti-Gay Adoption Ban
Fantastic news from our Equality Florida Broward Gala. Last Sunday's gathering of Equality Florida activists, donors, elected leaders and volunteers was our biggest event of the year and smashed through all of our previous fundraising records. The event has triggered major headline-grabbing political news as well. Florida CFO Alex Sink has become Florida's hi