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Milton, please spare the Don Cesar, a place that holds bittersweet memories for a gay man

John Casey writes that he first visited St. Petersburg's historic hotel as a teen struggling mightily with his sexuality, but he returned as an out gay man to a same-sex wedding.

Florida Poised to Approve Antigay 'License to Discriminate' in Adoptions

The state Senate turned back an effort to write discriminatory language into adoption law.

Florida: Repeal of Adoption Ban Gets OK, Sent to Governor

The repeal measure, which has already passed the House, received bipartisan approval in the Senate after emotional debate.

Homophobic DeSantis Campaign Staffer Cheers at LGBTQ+ Families Fleeing Florida

For Republicans it’s all about subtraction instead of addition.

Jury Gives ‘Blackest of Hearts’ Life Sentence for Murder of Marriage Equality Activist

Jorge Diaz-Johnston was strangled, his body left in a trash can and then taken to a local landfill with the weekly garbage collection.

David Duke's godchild comes out as transgender in new memoir about leaving white nationalism

R. Derek Black, the former poster child for white nationalism, shares their journey of gender identity and ideological transformation in their upcoming book.

Meet the Gay Bahamian-American Fighting to Rebuild His Island

Shevrin Jones, a gay Florida legislator, said America must lead with love and help the Bahamas rebuild.

Miami Judge Rules Florida's Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

A judge ruled that Florida's marriage law is only in place to discriminate against same-sex couples.

​Florida Extends ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Through High School Graduation​

Now no student in a Florida public school will be taught about the existence of LGBTQ+ people or other gender identities until after they graduate from high school.

Anderson Cooper Answers Pam Bondi's Attack: She's Mistaken or Lying

The CNN anchor hit back at the attorney general's claims that a Tuesday interview was “edited.”

Florida Murder Trial Begins of Marriage Equality Pioneer Whose Body Was Found in a Landfill

The strangled body of Jorge Diaz-Johnson was found a few days after he vanished dumped among trash.

Judicial Candidate Says Gays Are Damned and Muslims Deranged

Yet Donald McBath says he'll be fair to all people if he's elected to a Florida judgeship.

Man Indicted in Murder of LGBTQ+ Activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston

Diaz-Johnston's strangled body was found in a landfill back in January.

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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LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Found Dead in Florida Landfill

Jorge Diaz-Johnston and his husband were one of six couples who successfully challenged Florida's ban on same-sex marriage in 2014.

Florida AG Asks State Supreme Court to Decide Marriage Now

After losing five times in state and federal courts attempting to defend Florida's ban on same-sex marriage, Attorney General Pam Bondi now wants the state Supreme Court to decide the issue.

Pam Bondi Working Overtime to Stop Fla. Same-Sex Marriages

Florida's thrice-engaged Attorney General has submitted a flurry of briefs to stop same-sex marriages from starting.

This Gay School Board Member Has Choice Words for the Zieglers' Bisexual Tryst and Allegations

Bridget Ziegler, who has supported anti-LGBTQ+ policies, chaired a school board meeting where Tom Edwards was called a groomer by homophobes.

Lesbian TV Psychic Miss Cleo Dead at 53

A fixture of late night infomercials in the late '90s and early 2000s, Miss Cleo succumbed to cancer a decade after coming out.