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Impact Fund & Amici to Florida Court of Appeals: Local Non-Discrimination Ordinances Must Be Respected
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Impact Fund & Amici to Florida Court of Appeals: Local Non-Discrimination Ordinances Must Be Respected

Today, we filed an amicus brief in the Florida court of appeals along with the National Center for Lesbian RightsEquality Florida, and civil rights firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC. We were joined by eight additional organizations representing LGBTQ people, workers, women, and other concerned communities.  Our brief documents the ongoing discrimination faced by LGBTQ people, people of color, people with disabilities, and older people in Florida.  It also describes the diversity of local human rights ordinances across the state that prohibit discrimination against vulnerable groups that are not protected by state law, including LGBTQ people, elderly tenants, veterans, survivors of domestic violence, and workers at small businesses. 

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