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New Florida Gov Excludes LGBT People from Non-Discrimination Order

Newly sworn-in after his victory over Andrew Gillum in the Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Wednesday an executive order ensuring non-discrimination in state employment and state contract...

First All-LGBTQ City Government Elected in Florida

Wilton Manors, Florida elected a fully LGBTQ government this midterm election, reported the Miami Herald.Openly gay man Justin Flippen was elected Mayor of Wilton Manors. Flippen has been serving on the com...

Hurricane Michael Devastates Florida Panhandle’s LGBT community

Members of the Florida Panhandle’s LGBT community are trying to pick up the pieces from Hurricane Michael that devastated the region earlier this month.The LGBTQ Center of Bay County, which board secretary ...

Transgender Slur Spray-Painted on Florida Couple’s Garage Door

The Alachua County Sheriff’s department is investigating a derogatory slur against transgender people spray-painted on a garage door, the Ocala Star Banner reported.Resident Liz Abel told the Ocala Star Ban...

Anti-LGBTQ Anglican Cleric Resigns From Tallahassee Church Amid Scandal

Eric Dudley, a Florida-based anti-LGBTQ Anglican minister, resigned last week, after admitting to acts of sexual harassment, alcohol abuse, and “undesired physical displays of affection.”Dudley, a married m...

Federal Judge Finds in Favor of Transgender Florida Inmate

A federal judge has ordered the correction officials of the state of Florida to accommodate transgender inmates.Last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, in a statement described as "emphatic," accus...

Florida School District must allow trans student to use restroom, court rules

Trans students in the Jacksonville area will be able to use the restroom that agrees with their preferred gender identity, a judge has ruled. Specifically, the Florida student in question will be allowed to use...

Man charged in shooting of Jacksonville trans woman

A suspect has been charged in the shooting of a Jacksonville trans woman. The alleged gunman is an ex of the victim.The trans woman was shot multiple times, but lived despite several bullet wounds.Now t...

Jacksonville LGBTQ community concerned after trans killing

A transgender woman, age 24, was shot to death Sunday in a Jacksonville, Florida motel.The death marks the fourth recorded attack against the city's transgender community since February. Of those four, thre...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 30

1. Congratulations, Germany! Same-sex marriage is officially legal.2. Drew Adams, 16, is suing his Florida school district for not allowing him to access the men's room.3. According to a new survey fro...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Feb. 20

1. For the first time ever, transgender individuals in Ecuador are able to vote as their true gender.2. The conservative city of Brandon, Florida, near Tampa, recently opened its first drag bar. The nationa...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Affect Naval Academy

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Nintendo Faces Backlash After Removing Trans Flag Level from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Converse Releases New Pride and Trans Pride Sneakers

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years