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- 3-5-10 - ACLU Seeks Order to Protect Right to Form a Gay-Straight Alliance at Yulee Middle School
- 6-11-09 - Transportation Security Administration Refused To Hire Qualified Baggage Screener Because He Has HIV
- 3-25-09 - ACLU of Florida Hails Victory as Gainesville Voters Reject Discriminatory Effort
- 3-11-09 - ACLU Wins Preliminary Injunction in Yulee High School Gay-Straight Alliance Lawsuit
- 3-4-09 - Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Nassau County Gay-Straight Alliance Case
- 2-23-09 - ACLU Marks Anniversary of Landmark Student Free Speech Decision With New Video
- 2-10-09 - ACLU Sues Nassau County Schools to Enforce Right of Gay Straight Alliance to Meet at Yulee High School and Yulee Middle School
- 10-20-08 - Florida High School Student Wins Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
- 8-4-08 - ACLU of Florida Announces Statewide Expansion of LGBT Advocacy Project
- 7-30-08 - Okeechobee High School Gay-Straight Alliance Wins Groundbreaking Federal Lawsuit
- 05-13-08 - Federal Judge Rules That Students Can't Be Barred From Expressing Support for Gay People
- 09-12-07 - Proposed School Club Policy Would Violate Federal Judge's Order Allowing Gay-Straight Alliance in Okeechobee, Florida
- 05-16-07 - ACLU Applauds Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe on Dropping Charges Against Equality Florida's Leader
- 04-27-07 - JUDGE RULES SCHOOL CAN'T USE COURTROOM TO 'OUT' STUDENTS
- 04-06-07 - FEDERAL JUDGE RULES OKEECHOBEE, FL STUDENTS CAN FORM GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE CLUB
- 03-13-07 - JUDGE REJECTS OKEECHOBEE SCHOOL BOARD'S ATTEMPT TO BLOCK GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
- 03-01-07 - TRANSGENDER LARGO CITY MANAGER RECEIVES ACLU SUPPORT IN THE FACE OF INTOLERANCE
- 01-11-07 - Gay-Straight Alliance Seeks Injunction to Gain Equal Access at Okeechobee High School
- 12-13-06 - Hillsborough County Schools Keep Open-Door Policy for Clubs
- 11-15-06 - ACLU Sues to Enforce Equal Access for Gay-Straight Alliance at Okeechobee High School
- 4-14-06 - Gay and Lesbian Rights Episode of Freedom Files to Air on Court TV
- 4-14-06 - ACLU of Florida Supports SAFE Schools Rally to Defend Local Policies on Bullying
- 02-28-06 - ACLU Partners With Organizations Sponsoring a Safe Schools Town Hall Meeting On Proposed Anti-Bullying and Harrassment Bills
- 2-06-06 - ACLU of Florida Warns Hillsborough County School Board to Honor Students' Federal Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs)
- 12-29-05 - ACLU of Florida Creates John C. Graves Gay Rights Fellowship with Grant from Community Foundation of Broward
- 3-31-04 - Dignity Coalition Outraged As Bigotry Undermines Student Safety
- 9-10-02- ACLU Hails Victory as Florida Voters Reject Effort To Overturn Local Gay Rights Law: Statement of Howard Simon, Executive Director, ACLU of Florida
- 7-19-02 - ACLU Adds Staff for Campaign to Retain Miami-Dade County's Ban on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
- 6-19-02 - Heated Discussion on Miami-Dade Human Rights Ordinance Airs Live on June 19 on WLRN Community Channel 36
Resources
- Preliminary Injunction Order for Okeechobee GSA Case
- ACLU of Florida's Letter to Hillsborough County School Board Regarding Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs)
- Community Leaders Who Supported the ACLU of Florida Campaign to Keep Miami-Dade Human Rights Ordinance: Members A-K / Members L-Z
- Read the Miami-Dade Human Rights Ordinance
- Towns, Businesses and Schools - Model Laws and Policies
- Making Schools Safe Training Manual
- Sample Safe Schools Policy
