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November 24, 2024 by Florida NOW and Kaitlyn Kirk

Transgender Remembrance Day

Today, we honor the beautiful people taken too soon by transphobic violence and hate. Transgender and gender-expansive people face disproportionately high systemic and social violence with over 600 anti-trans bills continuing to be introduced across the country this year. Since last November, at least thirty were reported murdered in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

 

They may be no longer physically with us, but they will live on in our hearts forever.

 

Kita Bee

San Coleman

Honee Daniels

Kassim Omar

Redd (Barbie)

Vanity Williams

Tai’Vion Lathan

Dylan Gurley

Monique Brooks

Kenji Spurgeon

Shannon Boswell

Pauly Likens

Liara Tsai

Starr Brown

Michelle Henry 

Brandon “Tayy Dior” Thomas

Reyna Hernandez

Quanesha Shantel “Cocoa”

Jazlynn Johnson

Yella (Robert) Clark Jr.

Sasha Williams

Andrea Doria Dos Passos

River Nevaeh Goddard

Tee “Lagend Billions” Arnold

Africa Parrilla Garcia

Meraxes Medina

Alex Taylor Franco

Diamond Brigman

Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill

Kitty Monroe

November 11, 2024 by Florida NOW and Kaitlyn Kirk

Did you know we have an active FL NOW Book Club?

Dear Members and Friends,

Did you know we have an active FL NOW book club?

We meet on the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm over Zoom. Our book club is an incredible opportunity to learn about topics often overlooked in traditional education, focusing on racism, past and current injustices faced by people of color, and the true history of these communities. Recently, we read “The Color of Law” and “The Color of Money,” which starkly portray the systemic injustices from the end of slavery to today, detailing segregation and the barriers preventing African Americans from building wealth. Both were powerful and thought-provoking books.

This month, we are excited to read a novel called “James,” which tells the story of Huck Finn from the perspective of Jim, the enslaved character. In preparation, I decided to reread “Huck Finn,” and revisiting Mark Twain’s work has been wonderful.

We invite you to come and learn with us. Our group consists of strong, passionate feminists, and each book club discussion is led by a member.

We do have guidelines for our book selections, including a ~300-page limit, available in audio and at the library, under $20, close to a 4.5+ rating from both Amazon and Good Reads, and is on topic.

We’d love for you to join us! Click on the button below to join our book club!

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Take Care,
Debbie Deland,
Florida NOW President
president@flnow.org

May 6, 2024 by katforflorida

FL NOW in the News: Abortion rights group warns pregnant women to avoid Florida, offers workarounds to 6-week ban

From Florida Politics — Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect Wednesday.

If you’re pregnant and care about your physical and mental well-being, it’s best to avoid Florida altogether for the foreseeable future, a state reproductive rights group said.

They also provided a few recommendations for those unable to flee the Sunshine State.

The Florida National Organization for Women (Florida NOW) has issued an advisory warning “pregnant individuals to avoid travel and relocation to Florida due to the enactment of a near-total ban on abortion.”

The admonition came Wednesday after a year-delayed ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect, renewing concerns among some doctors that women in the state won’t have access to needed health care.

“The ban prohibits abortions from the earliest weeks of pregnancy, when many people don’t even know they are pregnant,” the group said. “Florida’s six-week abortion ban raises significant concerns regarding the availability of essential health care services for pregnant individuals with both wanted and unwanted pregnancies.”

For pregnant women in Florida who can’t leave, Florida NOW recommended four resources:

—Charley, a confidential abortion chatbot built by a former President of Planned Parenthoodthat can steer users to help and walk them through their options.

—INeedAnA, a website through which visitors can find a “legitimate abortion provider” and the closest and soonest appointment.

—AbortionFunds, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with abortion-related financial and logistical issues.

—Plan C, which provides access to abortion pills by mail in all 50 states.

“Florida NOW will not stop fighting for Reproductive Freedom,” the group’s President, Debbie DeLand, said in a statement. “We urge all Floridians to renew their vote-by-mail registration and vote Yes on 4 in November to restore abortion access and get politicians out of our personal medical decisions.”

“Yes on 4” refers to a question on the November ballot that will ask voters to approve an amendment to the Florida Constitution prohibiting any law limiting the ability to obtain an abortion before fetal viability (generally 20-25 weeks into a term).

The Florida Supreme Court approved the ballot language on April 1. To pass, Amendment 4 must receive a “yes” vote by at least 60% of voters.

The six-week ban replaces a 15-week restriction that included no exceptions for rape or incest. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the lengthier ban during a press conference at a Kissimmee church in April 2022. He quietly signed the six-week ban, dubbed the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” a year later. It allows for abortion up to the 15th week of pregnancy in cases of human trafficking, incest or rape, including statutory rape.

If a doctor determines a pregnant woman is at risk of death, “substantial and irreversible harm,” or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality, abortion is permitted through the first two trimesters.

The six-week ban was on hold while legal challenges against the 15-week ban lawmakers passed two months before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade moved through the court system.

Last month, the Florida Supreme Court ruled 6-1 to uphold the 15-week ban. That enabled the six-week ban, written to take effect a month after the 2022 law was upheld, to replace it.

Click here to read the article on Florida Politics.

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