Florida authorities search for truck driver who vandalized rainbow intersection
Delray Beach police released video of a driver intentionally burning tire marks on a mural that has been vandalized twice before.
July 16 2025 1:12 PM
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Florida
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.
Florida Republican official suspended for social posts mocking Pulse murder victims
Groveland Councilwoman Judith Fike claims a post was means as "support of the [LGBTQ+] community."
July 14 2025 11:41 AM
Florida Republican who almost died from ectopic pregnancy blames Democrats, not abortion ban
Kat Cammack doesn't believe Florida's abortion ban was at fault for her near-death experience, but instead blames Democrats for "fearmongering."
June 23 2025 4:33 PM
Florida man arrested for bringing loaded gun to Wilton Manors Pride
Michael Monheit was arrested on charges of trespassing and carrying a concealed firearm.
June 19 2025 8:21 PM
Orlando to honor victims, commune with survivors on 9th anniversary of Pulse shooting
Some survivors will revisit the gay nightclub for the first time since the 2016 tragedy claimed 49 innocent lives.
June 12 2025 8:50 AM
Brandon Wolf won’t return to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub where he survived the murder of friends who never left
On Thursday, nine years after he survived the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, he will carry the victims’ stories forward but won’t set foot back into the condemned building.
June 11 2025 3:58 PM
Public funding grows for memorial to Pulse shooting victims
The Orange County Commission voted unanimously to contribute $5 million to an effort by the City of Orlando to honor those killed in the 2016 massacre.
June 04 2025 5:49 PM
Florida judge won't let city stop Naples Pride from celebrating outside
A federal judge won't stop his ruling supporting organizers' free speech rights ahead of the June 7 event.
May 29 2025 10:44 AM
Florida attorney general threatens gym for allowing 'men posing as women' in females' locker rooms
But Florida's bathroom law does not apply to privately owned facilities.
May 24 2025 7:00 AM
Florida district alleges teacher who used student's nickname was grooming them to 'become gay'
The Brevard Public Schools opened an investigation of Satellite High teacher Melissa Calhoun based on allegations from a parent that the teacher referred to a child with a different name than the one assigned at birth.
May 21 2025 5:50 PM
Appeals court deals another blow to Florida's anti-drag law
Judges sided with queer establishment Hamburger Mary's lawsuit against the state.
May 14 2025 3:03 PM
Judge said Naples Pride can be held in the sunshine for all ages
U.S. District Judge John Steele ruled on Monday that Naples city officials violated free speech rights by issuing an event permit with a condition that Naples Pride host its drag performances indoors.
May 13 2025 5:19 PM
Wilton Women’s Week 2025 ushers in a new era of LGBTQ+ empowerment in South Florida
With celebration and community at its core, the nine-day festival is holding space for queer women and non-binary folks!
April 18 2025 9:49 AM
Florida high school teacher loses job for using student's preferred name
Melissa Calhoun is believed to be the first teacher to be fired for using a student's preferred name.
April 10 2025 12:09 PM
Could Florida's most anti-transgender Republican lose a special election for Congress?
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.
April 01 2025 12:33 PM
Walmart fires 6'4" cisgender woman threatened by man who thought she was trans
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.
March 28 2025 5:03 PM
New photo from Pulse shooting shows exit blocked by refrigerator, which may have cost lives
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.
March 28 2025 4:15 PM
Have LGBTQ+ rights in Florida reached a turning point? Advocates have hope
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.
March 23 2025 12:35 PM
Winter Party Festival 2025 returns to Miami Beach, championing LGBTQ+ joy & resistance
Join thousands of international attendees for the 32nd annual festival in South Florida to raise funds for queer advocacy!
February 19 2025 3:17 PM
Vision for long-delayed memorial to Pulse victims finally comes into view
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.
February 06 2025 4:34 PM