Florida City Declares Itself LGBTQ+ Sanctuary
Lake Worth Beach is the first to take such an action.
September 12, 2023
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Reports: Man Killed Defending Friends From Homophobic Attack
"I hate you damned gays, I'm going to kill you all here," Nelson Hernandez Mena is accused of saying before he allegedly killed Juan Cruz at a Florida restaurant this weekend.
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Defacing Pride Streetscape
A viral video shows him burning tire marks into the pavement. The painting had been unveiled a day earlier as a memorial to those lost in the 2016 Pulse massacre.
March 2, 2022
48 Hours of Action in the Wake of Prop. 8
When Californians took to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, 52.5% cast a vote against equal rights, saying same-sex marriage has no place in the Golden State. But in the wake of California's LGBT population lamenting yet another blow to their rights, something magical happened. LGBT Californians stood up, brushed themselves off, and prepared for the fight of a generation.
November 9, 2008
Pride and Prejudice
In the wake of California's passage of Proposition 8, protests are popping up around the country -- and so are comparisons between gays' and African-Americans' fights for equality. Is gay the new black? Michael Joseph Gross examines two struggles for civil rights.
November 19, 2008
The Hero Who Saved His Gay Friends
Juan Cruz was out celebrating a new job with friends, whose lives he would save at the cost of his own.
August 9, 2017
Florida Politician Under Fire for Calling Opponent 'Batty Boy'
Rep. Al Jacquet used the antigay slur against one of his opponents in the Democratic primary.
February 19, 2020
Priest who says he fondled Foley will be investigated by his diocese
The diocese of Gozo said it was opening an investigation after a Roman Catholic priest on the Maltese island said he fondled Mark Foley and was naked in saunas with the former U.S. congressman when he was a boy in Florida.
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Pioneering Lesbian Activist Connie Kurtz Dies at 81
Kurtz was an activist for decades, suing the NYC Board of Education for domestic-partner benefits, cofounding chapters of PFLAG, and advocating for LGBT elders.
May 30, 2018
Gay is the New Black?
In the wake of California's passage of Proposition 8, protests are popping up around the country -- and so are comparisons between gays' and African-Americans' fights for equality. Is gay the new black? Michael Joseph Gross examines two struggles for civil rights. Plus: Photos from Wednesday night's rally in New York City.
November 16, 2008
Sex Work, Violence, and Queer Community
Authors Amber Dawn and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore discuss queer identities, cycles of violence, and how we're shaped by the people and places that surround us in this revealing author conversation.
April 18, 2013
26 of the Best LGBTQ Novels We Discovered This Year
They had us discovering queer romance in Israel, Greenland, France, and our own backyards.
December 24, 2019
Florida Politician Triumphs Over Homophobia to Win Primary
Shevrin Jones, targeted by antigay robotexts during the campaign, is poised to become Florida's first out state senator.
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August 19, 2020
Damning Evidence Surfaces in Don Lemon Assault Case as Trial Nears
A witness alleges Dustin Hice previously did to him what Hice now claims Lemon did.
February 25, 2022
Florida man arrested for defacing Pride intersection painted to honor Pulse nightclub victims
It’s the second time the intersection, dedicated to survivors and victims of the Pulse massacre, has been defaced.
February 13, 2024
Florida's Twice-Divorced AG Opposes Lesbian Divorce
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi takes a stand to deny a lesbian couple the right to divorce.
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Not Far From Puerto Vallarta Is a Slice of Gay-Friendly Heaven
At the W Punta de Mita, a modern artsy beach resort meets ancestral Indigenous history, offering an unexpected and wonderful experience.
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