Equality Florida

Equality Florida Institute Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which has been tax exempt since July 1997. , the organization employed 76 staff and had 3,000 volunteers, earning $7.08 million in revenue and spending $6.06 million in expenses, including $621,456 in executive compensation.{{Cite web Equality Florida Action Inc is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization which has been tax exempt since December 2014. , the organization employed 35 staff and had 3,000 volunteers, earning $1.42 million in revenue and spending $1.44 million in expenses, including $109,668 in executive compensation.{{Cite web Both organizations are based in St. Petersburg, Florida. == History ==

's 2008 pride parade, with some holding signs opposing the 2008 Florida Amendment 2. This amendment was later stayed in 2015. Nadine Smith, a former journalist at WUSF and The Tampa Tribune, and Stratton Pollitzer formed Equality Florida in 1997. Equality Florida, Inc., was later founded in 1999, and followed by Equality Florida Action, Inc., formed in 2014. The group has since halted numerous anti-LGBTQ bills, such as Florida's since-revoked bans on adoption by same-sex couples, and same-sex marriage. In 2014, Equality Florida, along with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, filed a joint lawsuit challenging Florida's 2008 ban on same-sex marriage. On January 5, 2015, a Miami-Dade Circuit Judge stayed the existing ban, allowing same-sex marriages in Miami-Dade County. In 2025, Equality Florida was awarded the Champion for Children Award by the National Association of School Psychologists for the organization's programs, which supported LGBTQ+ youth by partnering with schools, families and care providers. ==See also==