Quick Facts About Florida

35 Florida Municipalities Already Offer LGBT Protections

According to the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI): But, only:

of all Americanssupport LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination laws

69%of all Floridians

support LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination laws

68%of LGBT Floridians

are protected from discrimination* by local law

60%

State population numbers are from the U.S. Census (2018 Population Estimates) and The Williams Institute. Data on public support for LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination policies from PRRI’s American Values Atlas. *Percent of state’s population protected by local ordinances from discrimination in employment, housing, and/or public accommodations. See http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/.

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KEY State law covers sexual orientation State law covers sexual orientation and gender identity/expression State law offers none of these protections

Employment

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of LGBT Floridians are protected from

discrimination by state law

0%

1

County Protections City Protections No Protections NDOs Banned

In Florida, nearly three dozen cities and counties—covering 60% of the state population—already prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in employment, housing, and public accommodations, showing the already widespread constituent support for adding these protections at a state level. These Florida cities and counties include:

State profile: https://tinyurl.com/FloridaLGBT

• Hillsborough County • Jacksonville • Leon County• Miami-Dade County• Orange County • Orlando

• Palm Beach County• Pinellas County • Sarasota• Venice• Wellington• West Palm Beach

% of State’s AdultsWho are LGBT:

4.6%

State LGBT Adult Population:

785,200

% of State’s LGBT Adults Raising Children:

26%

District LGBT Adult Population:

27,800

THE NEED FOR LGBT NONDISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONSan infographic presented by

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