Pulse Nightclub Shooting Remembered Amid Calls for Action
President Joe Biden in 2021 declared the site of the Orlando nightclub as a national memorial.
June 12, 2023
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Florida Traffic Sign Hacked to Display 'Kill All Gays'
The incident occurred on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.
May 19, 2023
LGBTQ+ Activists Speak Out as Florida Considers Loosening Gun Access
Florida's Speaker of the House introduced a bill this week allowing concealed weapons to be carried without a permit.
January 31, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Administration Targets Holiday Drag Shows
It's just the latest in DeSantis's anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.
December 29, 2022
When It Comes to LGBTQ Rights, Florida Has a Split Personality
Equality advocates try to correct the state's ugly history just as the GOP governor snubs queer constituents.
January 11, 2019
Florida Vouchers Channel Millions to Anti-LGBTQ Religious Schools
An Orlando Sentinel investigation found that the publicly funded program sent $129 million just last year to schools with anti-LGBTQ policies.
January 27, 2020
Ron DeSantis Mocks LGBTQ+ People in Campaign Mailer
He sent a problematic flier mocking nonbinary people to the homes of Floridians of whom he seeks votes next week.
November 3, 2022
Pulse Memorial Funding Could Now Be in Jeopardy
Florida budgeted for a Parkland memorial the year the shooting happened, but Pulse survivors are still fighting for the money three years later.
April 25, 2019
Florida Pol Cuts Off Man Who Associates LGBTQ People With Pedophiles
Republican Rep. Travis Cummings shut down Florida gadfly Greg Pound's homophobic remarks at a committee hearing.
February 27, 2020
Nonbinary Teacher in Florida Fired for Using Mx. Title
The virtual school says its hands are tied due to Florida's "don't say gay" law. However, the teacher has lodged a complaint against it.
November 9, 2023
Trump Supporter Pickets Neighbor's Home With Homophobic Sign
The unfriendly neighbor responded to anti-Trump signs by calling the homeowner a "gay Asian with AIDS."
July 17, 2018
Florida Rains Down Restrictions on LGBTQ+ Youth, Gender-Affirming Care
The state's Department of Health and its Department of Education have pushed to restrict trans rights.
August 1, 2022
Windows Shot Out at Orlando Gay Bar
Police have distributed security footage of the shooting that targeted a complex with several queer venues.
January 22, 2023
Florida Police Investigating After Murals Defaced Outside 2 LGBTQ+ Centers
Someone defaced one writing that children need to be saved from “trans lies.”
August 28, 2023
School Reverses Decision to Cover Up ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Protest Images
Students at Lyman High School in Longwood, Fla., had pushed back against plans to cover up yearbook pictures of their protest against the anti-LGBTQ+ law.
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May 10, 2022
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Reelection in Florida
He's called gender-affirming care "chemical castration."
November 8, 2022
Florida Gov. DeSantis Strips LGBTQ+ Funds From State Budget
Just a day after he signed an anti-trans bill into law, the governor used his veto power to deny funding to LGBTQ+ services, including mental health care for survivors of the Pulse tragedy.
June 2, 2021
Florida Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Kids
Far-right Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill soon.
May 5, 2023
Florida Passes Bill to Punish Disney, Taxpayers May Foot the Bill
In a move that's being seen as a response to Disney's opposition to "don't say gay" legislation, Florida citizens may be looking at coughing up $1 billion.
April 21, 2022
Trans activists march on Florida capital as erasure bill dies
At a rally on the steps outside the building on Wednesday, LGBTQ leaders and progressive lawmakers slammed legislation threatening to erase trans identities.
March 1, 2024
LGBTQ+ Voices Fight Florida’s Oppression of Trans Youth
Hundreds of parents, children, and advocates gathered at the Florida Capitol on Monday to protest a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills that have been proposed in the state.
March 14, 2023