Diversity and Equality

Seven years after marriage equality became a reality nationwide, over half of U.S. states could still deny LGBTQ+ Americans basic freedoms like the right to rent a home or the ability to receive public goods and services simply because of who they love or who they are. The Equality Act will change that, ensuring basic freedoms and protections for every American in every state.

 States with no anti-LGBTQ bills introduced/not in legislative session (14 States & DC): Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Washington, DC 

States that have introduced anti-LGBTQ bills (23 States): Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming 

States that have signed anti-LGBTQ bills into law (13 States): Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah 

It is the intention of the Walton County Democratic Women’s Club to be an ALLY to the LGBTQ+ community by committing to do the following:

• COLLABORATE with members of the LGBTQ+ community, volunteers, community partners, and allies.
• ADVOCATE in a diverse, inclusive, and proactive manner on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community.
• EDUCATE LGBTQ+ individuals, their friends, families, allies and the broader community on issues of gender and sexual minorities in order to eliminate discrimination.

RESOURCES

• PFLAG Niceville https://www.pflagniceville.com/     Check website for resources and events

• Gulf Coast LGBTQ+ Center, Inc https://gulfcoastlgbtqcenter.org/     Check website for resources/ events

• Human Rights Campaign (HRC) https://www.hrc.org/

 https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-an-lgbtq-ally

• PFLAG https://pflag.org/