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News from within the borders of Florida and the fight for LGBT equality there. As of 2013, Florida legistlators have still not stuck down's the state's sodomy laws, though they remain unenforceable since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas. The state also voted to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions in 2008. Florida is infamous as the home of the Save the Children campaign helmed by Anita Bryant, which led to the prohibition of same-sex couples from adopting children in 1977.
Survivors and family want accountability for what they have said were code violations that may have led to more deaths in the 2016 gay nightclub shooting.
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.
Here are some historic photos of the activists who fought Anita Bryant's anti-queer crusade every step of the way.
Randy Fine has previously introduced bills restricting drag show attendance and gender-affirming care for children.
The new policies from Florida prison officials come in response to SB245, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and the use of state funds on any gender-affirming prescriptions or surgical procedures.
As Pete Hegseth sinks, the Florida governor and his anti-LGBTQ+ record may fill the void.
Melissa Calhoun is believed to be the first teacher to be fired for using a student's preferred name.
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.
Cody Davis, chair of Florida’s Jeffersonian Party, praised lynching during a Naples City Council meeting.
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.
Gerald Declan Radford claimed self-defense after the death of gay man John Walter Lay in a Tampa dog park.
Seguimos III: A Blind Traveler’s Experience showcases Greater Fort Lauderdale’s commitment to inclusion and accessibility.
The Democrat, who currently serves in Florida's House, will run for a safe blue state senate seat in 2026.
Even in a district Donald Trump won by 30 points last year, a Democrat might beat state Sen. Randy Fine, a lawmaker who has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
Dani Davis told a superior at Walmart that a man screamed anti-trans epithets while she was alone in the bathroom. Walmart fired her after she reported what happened.
Join thousands of international attendees for the 32nd annual festival in South Florida to raise funds for queer advocacy!
Moody has exactly the anti-LGBTQ+ record you'd expect of a DeSantis appointee.
The Imperial Sun Court of all Florida, honoring the legendary charitable organization, opens January 16 at the Stonewall Museum, Archives & Library in Fort Lauderdale.
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.
That's despite the GOP-controlled Florida Senate declining to take up Tina Descovich's confirmation earlier this year.
