{"id":133101,"date":"2022-08-10T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-back-to-school-glaad-video-of-lgbtq-families-in-florida-speaking-out-about-legislation-targeting-classrooms\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T06:10:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:10:36","slug":"nueva-encuesta-de-votantes-lgbtq-y-aliados-en-la-florida-muestra-que-estan-posicionados-para-marcar-una-diferencia-decisiva-en-las-elecciones-de-medio-termino-del-estado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/nueva-encuesta-de-votantes-lgbtq-y-aliados-en-la-florida-muestra-que-estan-posicionados-para-marcar-una-diferencia-decisiva-en-las-elecciones-de-medio-termino-del-estado\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School: GLAAD Video of LGBTQ Families in Florida Speaking Out about Legislation Targeting Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla.<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 10, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; GLAAD, the world&#8217;s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, and Equality Florida are releasing video of LGBTQ families and educators in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> speaking out about returning to school today with new laws in effect targeting them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid6d02left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\" title=\"LGBTQ people and families in Florida speak out about the impact of anti-LGBTQ legislation in class as students go back to school.\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"playerFrameVideo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uu2Ie5MlamI?autoplay=0\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" data-poster=\"http:\/\/\" data-autostart=\"false\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>Newsrooms can <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=4264663768&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2Fr8gn24coqratu8d%2FAABRVSLHf9nnUlFUI0Xotchba%3Fdl%3D0&amp;a=download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">download<\/a><\/u> the videos, scripts, additional interviews, stills and graphics to include in their back to school coverage.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>New laws are banning LGBTQ-related conversation in class, books are removed from shelves and state leaders are <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=2915219812&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.clickorlando.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2022%2F08%2F05%2Fflorida-board-of-medicine-votes-against-transgender-treatments-for-children%2F&amp;a=targeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">targeting<\/a><\/u> evidence-based healthcare, despite the fact that every major medical association <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=2722255637&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glaad.org%2Fblog%2Fmedical-association-statements-supporting-trans-youth-healthcare-and-against-discriminatory&amp;a=supports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">supports<\/a><\/u> it as safe and lifesaving for transgender youth.<\/p>\n<p>GLAAD&#8217;s <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=3599411352&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glaad.org%2Fblog%2Fnew-poll-lgbtq-and-ally-voters-florida-shows-they-are-positioned-make-deciding-difference-state&amp;a=poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">poll<\/a><\/u> of LGBTQ and ally voters in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> finds 71% believe the laws&#8217; intent is to attack LGBTQ people; 70% say the laws are emotionally damaging to children.<\/p>\n<p>The poll shows 77% strongly agree it&#8217;s more important than ever to vote as human rights for women and LGBTQ Floridians are being taken away by elected state officials, and that 67% are &#8220;extremely motivated&#8221; to vote in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>77% of LGBTQ and ally voters have an unfavorable opinion of Gov. <span class=\"xn-person\">Ron DeSantis<\/span>. The 2018 gubernatorial race was decided by 32,463 votes out of 8+ million. LGBTQ and ally voters are positioned to make a decisive difference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> election this fall. (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=2237635995&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glaad.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F9008%2520Florida%2520Memo_0.pdf&amp;a=Read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read<\/a><\/u> the pollster memo.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> LGBTQ and ally voters must send an unmistakable message that they are not going back in the closet or back in time,&#8221; said GLAAD President and CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sarah Kate Ellis<\/span>. &#8220;Discriminatory, defamatory and dangerous rhetoric and behavior must stop now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is imperative that Floridians use the power of their votes to hold Governor DeSantis and his allies accountable for the hate they unleashed on our state,&#8221; said Equality Florida Press Secretary, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brandon Wolf<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=1804924881&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwilliamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu%2Fvisualization%2Flgbt-stats%2F%3Ftopic%3DLGBT%26area%3D12%23density&amp;a=4.6%25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">4.6%<\/a><\/u>\u00a0of Floridians are LGBTQ; 24% of LGBTQ Floridians are raising children.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Equality Florida:<br \/><\/b>Equality <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> is the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Visit eqfl.org or follow Equality Florida on <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=1085355503&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Fequalityfl&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/u> and <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=3848672659&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fequalityfl&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About GLAAD:<br \/><\/b>GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=2430612523&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glaad.org%2F&amp;a=www.glaad.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.glaad.org<\/a>, connect on <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=431807189&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Fglaad&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=3637675365&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fglaad&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@glaad.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">press@glaad.org<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5273left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5273left\" title=\"GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles toughissues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all thathas been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1875320\/GLAAD_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles toughissues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all thathas been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Video &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=4224997530&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUu2Ie5MlamI&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUu2Ie5MlamI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uu2Ie5MlamI<\/a><br \/>Logo &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3616981-1&amp;h=735326978&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1875320%2FGLAAD_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1875320%2FGLAAD_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1875320\/GLAAD_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  GLAAD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla.<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 10, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; GLAAD, the world&#8217;s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, and Equality Florida are releasing video of LGBTQ families and educators in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> speaking out about returning to school today with new laws in effect targeting them.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div id=&quot;prni_dvprnevid6d02left&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;width: 100%; text-align: left;&quot; title=&quot;LGBTQ people and families in Florida&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-familia-y-vida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133101"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133103,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133101\/revisions\/133103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}