Gay Florida School Board Member Targeted with Homophobic Slurs
Edwards left a Sarasota County School Board meeting during public comment when a woman suggested he posed a danger to students.
March 25, 2023
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Aladdin's Jafar Comes Out (on SNL), Calls Out 'Evil' DeSantis
Bowen Yang knocks it out of the park once again.
April 9, 2023
Ron DeSantis Is Running for President With His Shameful Anti-LGBTQ+ Record
As DeSantis announces his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, we review how he's attacked LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities.
May 24, 2023
Disney Fires Bob Chapek, Rehires Bob Iger After 'Don't Say Gay' Mess
The CEO change-up happened after Disney suffered from PR and company debacles following the passage of Florida's "don't say gay" law.
November 21, 2022
Florida Teacher Investigated for Showing LGBTQ+ Disney Movie in Class
She says a right-wing school board member reported her to the education department because a character in the film is gay.
May 15, 2023
Florida GOP Strips Christian Ziegler of Authority as Rape Accusation Investigated
Ziegler was officially censured in an emergency meeting over the weekend.
December 17, 2023
A Florida mom risked her job so her trans daughter could play girls' sports. She won't abandon that fight
“The only child that was harmed in this entire investigation was my own child,” Jessica Norton said of her daughter's ban from playing girls' volleyball — a sport her daughter had played for years.
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September 30, 2024
DeSantis Appointee Suggested Tap Water Turns People Gay
The appointee to Florida Gov. Ron Desantis's new Disney oversight board has previously called homosexuality "evil" and "shameful."
March 4, 2023
Disney Sues DeSantis, Claims Retaliation for 'Don't Say Gay' Opposition
The state's assertion of control over what was once a special Disney tax district is retribution for the company's constitutionally protected speech, the suit says.
April 26, 2023
Disney CEO Pledges $5M to LGBTQ+ Rights, Will Meet With Florida Gov.
The announcement follows public outcry over the company's failure to condemn Florida's "don't say gay" bill.
March 9, 2022
DeSantis Calls Session to Punish Disney's 'Don't Say Gay' Opposition
The Republican governor who believes in less government regulation of private business is attacking a private business.
February 3, 2023
Ron DeSantis Obsesses Over Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney; Threatens Company With Lawsuit
Again the conservative small-government governor is penalizing a business for choosing inclusivity over bigotry.
July 22, 2023
GOP Senators Want to Police LGBTQ+ Content in Kids' Shows
Five U.S. senators, led by Roger Marshall, say shows with this content should not be rated as appropriate for children.
May 6, 2022
Students Return to Florida Schools Now Under 'Don't Say Gay' Law
(CNN) Contentious laws went into effect in Florida during the summer recess that restrict how schools teach topics linked to race and sexual orientation.
August 13, 2022
Judge tosses Disney suit claiming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis retaliated over 'don't say gay' critique
Disney hasn't shown it was harmed by the state's takeover of a special district previously controlled by the company, Judge Allen Winsor said.
February 1, 2024
Ron DeSantis and Disney reach settlement in suit over governing control
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approves a settlement over control of Walt Disney World’s governing district, signaling an end to the two-year-long clash between Ron DeSantis and Disney.
March 27, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files for moral bankruptcy
DeSantis, now a failed Republican presidential candidate, based his campaign on his bigotry. Look where that got him.
January 23, 2024
Disney CEO Blasts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for Being 'Anti-Business'
Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone after Disney after the company's rejection of the state's "don't say gay" law.
April 3, 2023
Florida Republicans Target Disney In Continued Act of Revenge
Because they couldn't do it right the first time, Republicans in Florida are trying again to get back at Disney for opposing DeSantis's anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
February 7, 2023
Opinion: Businesses Strike Back as DeSantis Criticizes Corporations
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state is "fighting back," but who is the enemy the anti-LGBTQ+ governor is trying to combat?
August 26, 2022
Disney shareholders vote overwhelmingly to continue in Human Rights Campaign index
An anti-LGBTQ+ group had urged the company to pull out of the "woke" index.
March 21, 2025