Nadine Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith at the 1993 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change Conference | |
| Born | August 27, 1965 |
| Education | University of South Florida (BA, 1987) |
| Organization | Equality Florida |
| Movement | LGBT rights movement |
| Spouse |
Andrea Hildebran (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Nadine Smith (born August 27, 1965) is an LGBT activist and has been the executive director of Equality Florida since its inception in 1997 and serves as a legislative lobbyist, living in Tallahassee during session. In 1986, Smith served on the founding board of the International Gay and Lesbian Organization.[1][2] Smith has been recognized as a national leader by organizations including: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights Task Force of Florida, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum.[1]
A former journalist, Smith has written syndicated columns for various gay and mainstream publications. Smith was an award-winning investigative journalist for WUSF, the National Public Radio affiliate in Tampa, and later became a reporter for the Tampa Tribune. Smith also freelanced for national and local publications.
- ^ a b Equality Florida, archived from the original on 20 October 2009, retrieved 11 October 2009
- ^ "What Were You Doing 25 Years Ago?".