Camp Equality
This intensive two-day training (July 11-12) is designed to teach the principles of effective community organizing to activists committed to LGBT equality in Florida. For more information, email  Katie@eqfl.org.

OUT University
Also, watch for an announcement at the July 25th OUT Summer Conference about OUT University, a new program of Florida Together Federation which will include series of training opportunities (in-person and via webinars) and resources that OUT will offer to support local organizations on subject matters requested by OUT's member organizations.  For more information, email OUTUniversity@outfl.org.

Get this great event on your calendar now, and make sure you RSVP by July 12, 2009 at RSVP@OUTFL.org.  This is a fun and valuable opportunity for networking with other local leaders from around the state is less than three weeks away.  Find out more about the OUT Summer Conference at: http://outfl.org/conference.html 

Florida Together Federation has surpassed 50 members!  New membership applications continue to arrive one or two a week.  Check out the list of current members at http://outfl.org/members.html.
If your local organization in Florida has not yet joined the Florida Together Federation, please consider becoming a member by filling out the membership form and faxing, mailing or emailing it to us.  The membership form is available at http://www.outfl.org/images/out_membership_form.pdf.

If you are a state or national organization and have not yet become a partner of Florida Together Federation, please contact info@outfl.org on how we can collaborate.

Florida Together Federation recently added its ninth board member, Dawn Ozanne.  Check out all of the board members at http://www.outfl.org/board.html.

If you would like to volunteer for Florida Together Federation, would like to serve on one of Florida Together Federation's committees, or are interested applying to serve on OUT's board of directors, please email info@outfl.org.

And if you have a minute, please check-out Florida Together Federation's improved website at http://outfl.org/index.html. Florida Together Federation would like to thank Phillip Perry and Ron Mills of Philter Media, Inc. (http://www.philtermedia.com/) for their generous support of OUT by donating their time and talent in the creation of the website.

If you would like to contribute to Florida Together Federation, so we can continue our work of connecting and empowering local organizations, please go to http://www.outfl.org/donate.html.

OUT is conducting a search for an Executive Director. The successful candidate should be an effective, visionary, committed, hard-working, collaborative and experienced leader. The Executive Director will work to implement programs while developing internal structures, managing day-to-day operations, human resources, community outreach, member relations, fiscal management, donor relations and fundraising.  Salary is commensurate with experience. 
 
The Executive Director is responsible for the successful leadership and management of the organization according to the strategic direction set by the board of directors.  OUT is Florida's statewide federation of local LGBT and allied organizations and its mission is to connect and empower local organizations in order to achieve equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Floridians.  Qualified applicants may email a cover letter, current resume/C.V. and contact information for three (3) references to the Executive Director Search Committee at info@OUTFL.org with "Executive Director Position" in the subject line.

Pensacola Region
Pensacola/Panhandle Leaders Coming Together to Create Positive Change - Gay Grassroots
Our Mission is to bring together non-partisan activists to advocate for full UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, EQUALITY, and INCLUSION of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender persons living in Northwest Florida. To learn more, click here

Tallahasse Region
Family Tree Launches New Websites
To learn more, click here

Jacksonville Region 
JASMYN Celebrates its 9th Annual Prom
To learn more, click here

FirstCoast MCC Moves a Step Closer
After 10 years of meeting at the Limelight Theater they are now meeting at the Temple Bet Yam in St. Augustine. The Jewish Community and their leaders once again have shown their support of the GLBT community and MCC churches.  FirstCoast MCC is building their own church on a property a few miles away; which will also be available for community meetings and events in the future.  To learn more, click here 

Gay-Straight Club Allowed to Meet at Yulee High
Federal judge grants students preliminary injunction over board's objections
To learn more, click here 

Daytona Region
Daytona Festival Commemorates - and Celebrates - Stonewall
To learn more, click here
  
Tampa Bay Region
Out & Equal Tampa Bay Becomes First Out & Equal Chapter in Florida
To learn more, click here

New Scholarship at University of South Florida Supports LGBT Community
To learn more, click here

Dunedin Adds Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation in its HRO
To learn more, click here

Orlando Region
Central Florida LGBT Law Association Elects New Leadership
To learn more, click here 

MCC creates "Friend to Friend" HIV Program
To learn more, email: aidsministry@joymcc.com or call (407)894-1081, ext. 18. 

Orlando Trans-Spire Festival Recognizes Gender Variant Missions
To learn more, please call: 407-228-8272

Out & Equal to Host it's Annual National Conference in Orlando - October 6-9, 2009
To learn more, click here

Palm Beach Region
Compass Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County, Opens New Location
To learn more, click here

Susan Stanton Picked as New Lake Worth City Manager
To learn more, click here

Broward Region
United Way of Broward County Conducting The Count: LGBT Census Project for South Florida 
To To learn more, click here

Southeast Regional Gay Men's Health Summit - August 28 - 30, 2009
To learn more, click here

TSA Refuses to Hire HIV-Positive Oakland Park Man
To learn more, click here 

Miami-Dade Region
Miami Unanimously Adopts Domestic Partnership Ordinance
To learn more, click here

Lesbian Fights Over Hospital Visitation Rights in Miami Court
To learn more, click here

Keys Region
Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus Summer Conference - Key West - July 17-19, 2009
To learn more, click here

Steve Smith of Key West reelected to board of International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association
To learn more, click here 

We want to list more news about your local organization and its accomplishments and needs in our future newsletters.  If your organization is facing a special challenge, is working on a specific project, or has recently achieved a notable accomplishment, you can be sure that other local groups around the state are interested and want to know more about it.   Please let us know about your organization's news, and we'll be glad to disseminate the news in OUT's next newsletter.  If you have suggestions for improving the newsletter, or have skills you can use to improve our newsletter's format and content, please let us know if you can help.  Send info and suggestions to us at: info@outfl.org.