Keshet in Florida

Keshet is working with secular LGBTQ+ rights organizations and Jewish organizations to fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Florida. Along with local synagogues and organizations, we are partnering with Equality Florida to mobilize Jewish communities in support of LGBTQ+ rights.

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The 2026 Legislative session has concluded. This year, we helped to defeat 3 out of the 4 anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Thanks to the advocacy of our Jewish community and partnerships with organizations such as Equality Florida, we defeated a Pride flag ban, expansion of the “Don’t say gay or trans” laws, and a bill that would have created more lawsuits and restrictions for teachers and doctors who support transgender youth. Additionally, in a unanimous, bipartisan vote, the Florida legislature passed emergency funding to restore access to HIV care for more than 10,000 people through the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

While the Florida legislature did pass a bill attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, the initial version of the bill aimed to ban celebrations such as Pride and Black History Month, but we fought back! Thanks to advocacy efforts from Floridians across the state, we successfully secured significant carve-outs and amendments, including protections for the Pulse Memorial in Orlando and ensuring that local governments can permit Pride festivals.

While any bill that restricts freedoms is a dangerous infringement on our rights, one thing remains certain: our LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities are resilient and will continue to show up for LGBTQ+ equality. Despite a consistent stream of harmful legislation and rhetoric, many LGBTQ+ Floridians thrive here and want to continue to call Florida their home. We all deserve to be able to live here safely and with dignity.

Use the form below to take action for LGBTQ+ rights.

Resources

2026 Bills to Watch

Equality Florida Legislative Session Recap

Stopped: HB 347/SB 426: Pride Flag Ban: (Reject)

This bill, proposed for the fourth year in a row, seeks to regulate all pride items in schools and government buildings, including flags, pins, safe space stickers, and more.

Stopped: HB 743/SB 1010: More Lawsuits for Healthcare: (Reject)

This bill doubles down on gender affirming care restrictions and would make it even more challenging for transgender Floridians to receive essential healthcare by expanding who can be held liable for providing care and increasing attorney enforcement.

Stopped: HB 641/SB 1642: Don’t Say Gay or Trans at Work: (Reject)

This bill promotes the misgendering of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals and interferes with inclusive trainings about LGBTQ+ identities at work.

Passed with some harmful provisions removed: HB 1001/SB 1134: Anti-DEI in Local Government: (Reject)

This bill seeks to defund and ban local Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts (DEI), including programs about sexual orientation and gender identity. This bill would authorize the government to remove local elected officials for supporting prohibited DEI.

Pro-LGBTQ+ Laws

Protections against discrimination for LGBTQ+ youth in the child welfare system
State law does not require publication of name change announcement. However, there are additional restrictions and/or requirements for individuals with a criminal record.
Nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in employment, housing, and public accommodations
Nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ state employees
Hate crime law covering sexual orientation only
Statewide data collection includes LGBTQ+ youth

Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

The law prohibits changing gender markers on driver’s licenses
State bans transgender people from using bathrooms or facilities consistent with their gender identity
No recognition for parents using assisted reproduction
State law requires parental notification of LGBTQ+inclusive curricula and allows parents to opt children out
State law bans on best practice medical care for transgender youth
No private health insurance nondiscrimination laws
No ban on health insurance providers excluding coverage for transgender-specific care
No transgender inclusive health benefits for state employees
State law includes restrictions on drag performances
No adoption or foster care nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ parents
No second-parent adoption for unmarried couples or confirmatory adoption
State family leave policies do not include inclusive definitions of spouse/partner/parent/child
Hate crime law does not cover gender identity
Broad religious exemption law which weaponizes religion as justification for LGBTQ+ discrimination
No nondiscrimination or anti-bullying laws/policies covering LGBTQ+ students
State curriculum not required to be LGBTQ+ inclusive
State law censors discussions of LGBTQ+ people or issues in school (i.e., “Don’t Say Gay or Trans”).
No nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in credit/lending
No conversion therapy ban covering LGBTQ+ youth
Gay/trans panic defense is not banned
State law prevents transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity
State criminalizes transmission of HIV
State law prevents transgender students from using school facilities consistent with their gender
State law bans schools and districts from passing LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination and/or anti-bullying policies
No gender-neutral options on driver’s license or birth certificate
No Statewide data collection for LGBTQ+ adults
No jury service non-discrimination for LGBTQ+ people
State does not allow the changing of Gender Marker on Birth Certificates
State has targeted religious exemption that permits medical professionals to decline to serve LGBTQ clients
State Medicaid policy explicitly excludes transgender-related health care for all ages.