Vision for long-delayed memorial to Pulse victims finally comes into view
Orlando leaders plan to tear down the site of the mass shooting and establish a reflecting pool where patrons once danced in the gay club.
FEBRUARY 06 2025 4:34 PM
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Ashley Moody as Marco Rubio's replacement in the Senate
Moody has exactly the anti-LGBTQ+ record you'd expect of a DeSantis appointee.
JANUARY 16 2025 6:17 PM
Donald Trump promises transphobic policies that will target youth and service members on 'day one'
The incoming president said executive orders will recognize only two genders, bar gender-affirming care for minors, and even prohibit transgender people from public schools.
DECEMBER 23 2024 12:28 PM
Florida Republican wants to ban Pride flags in public buildings
Randy Fine has previously introduced bills restricting drag show attendance and gender-affirming care for children.
DECEMBER 17 2024 1:59 PM
Nancy Mace's transphobic, slur-filled video posts remain up on Instagram
LGBTQ+ groups say the Republican lawmaker's videos violate the social media company's community standards.
DECEMBER 09 2024 1:56 PM
Ron DeSantis may be tapped by Donald Trump to head Defense Department
As Pete Hegseth sinks, the Florida governor and his anti-LGBTQ+ record may fill the void.
DECEMBER 04 2024 2:39 PM
Have LGBTQ+ rights in Florida reached a turning point? Advocates have hope
Activists showed up in numbers and stopped two bills being heard last week in Tallahassee. But Equality Florida says the fight is far from over.
MARCH 23 2025 12:35 PM
Target becomes latest corporation to nix DEI programs after once being a champion of equality
The retailer will sunset its REACH program focused on racial fairness and stop participation in HRC's Corporate Equality index.
JANUARY 24 2025 4:03 PM
Pam Bondi promises to 'respect the law' on marriage equality in Senate confirmation hearing
Bondi, nominated to be the next attorney general, made the comment after California Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat, asked if she would defend the marriage of LGBTQ+ couples.
JANUARY 15 2025 5:02 PM
New Orleans gay bars feel impact of Bourbon Street terror attack
The driver of the truck who plowed into New Year's Day revelers had pledged support to the so-called Islamic State, the same group the Pulse nightclub shooter had claimed was his inspiration.
JANUARY 06 2025 6:00 AM
Judge denies 'Stand Your Ground' claim from Florida man accused of homophobic murder
Gerald Declan Radford claimed self-defense after the death of gay man John Walter Lay in a Tampa dog park.
DECEMBER 16 2024 12:42 PM
House Republicans are trying to ban gender-affirming care for youth in new military budget
The move has been called "discriminatory" by LGBTQ+ rights advocates.
DECEMBER 08 2024 3:29 PM
Meet Michele Rayner, who could become Florida's first queer woman senator
The Democrat, who currently serves in Florida's House, will run for a safe blue state senate seat in 2026.
DECEMBER 04 2024 1:45 PM
Who are Andrew and Tristan Tate and how did they get a clear to come to Florida?
Some Florida's GOP leaders aren't happy to see the manosphere influencers arrive, but it appears that those close to the President played a role in the alleged sex traffickers' arrival in the U.S.
MARCH 06 2025 10:40 AM
Florida's new Attorney General sues Target for selling products for LGBTQ+ youth
The Ron DeSantis appointee said the retailer's policies crashed its stock price and hurt Florida's pension fund.
FEBRUARY 21 2025 10:43 AM
These two Texas Democrats were the only ones in their party to vote for the House's anti-trans sports bill
Texas U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez were the lone Democratic votes for the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
JANUARY 17 2025 10:05 AM
Anti-LGBTQ+ groups in Florida urge legislators to extend preferred pronoun ban to city, county governments
Could Florida enforce a 'don't say they' rule for local governments?
JANUARY 13 2025 3:42 PM
Florida gay man shot dead in his partner's arms on New Year's after stray bullet hits him, police say
Police in Florida are currently looking into what happened to Angel Nunes on New Year's. They now say the bullet that killed him came from a stray bullet.
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JANUARY 03 2025 11:11 AM
Biden administration abandons efforts to protect transgender student-athletes from discrimination
The Department of Education withdrew a rule applying Title IX to require institutions to allow athletes to compete on athletic teams consistent with their gender identity.
DECEMBER 20 2024 6:09 PM
Moms For Liberty co-founder elevated as vice chair for Florida Ethics Commission
That's despite the GOP-controlled Florida Senate declining to take up Tina Descovich's confirmation earlier this year.
DECEMBER 14 2024 12:08 PM