Radicalized Pod Exclusive: Nadine Smith Describes the Political Tension in Florida
Florida is an authoritarian nightmare under Ron DeSantis. We were honored to have the Executive Director of Equality Florida on the show to help us understand it.
Nadine Smith, the executive director of Equality Florida, has spent her career fighting for gay rights and equality. She brings us the most current news from Florida and explains show how we can help fight back.
Twitter: @NadineSmith
How You Can Help: www.freetosaygay.org
Nadine Smith is the Executive Director of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. An award-winning journalist turned organizer, Nadine was one of four national co-chairs of the 1993 March on Washington.
She was part of the historic meeting between then - President Clinton - the first Oval Office meeting between a sitting President and LGBTQ community leaders. She served on the founding board of the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization. She is a Florida Chamber Foundation Trustee and served on President Obama's National Finance Committee.
Nadine has been named one of the state's "Most Powerful and Influential Women" by the Florida Diversity Council. She has received the League of Women Voters' Woman of Distinction Award and in 2018 was named one of the 100 Most Influential Floridians by Influence Magazine.
She currently serves as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Florida Advisory Committee. She lives in St. Petersburg with her wife Andrea and son Logan.
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It is awesome Jim. Nadine is tough and intelligent. Maybe I will forward the episode to Marsha Blackburn to show her how both Nadine and Heidi are the embodiment to her confusion of the term “WOMAN”. She could use some hints. 😁