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Judge Rules Southern Poverty Law Center Can List Florida Christian Group as Hate Group

A federal judge ruled that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is allowed to label anti-LGBTQ Florida-based evangelical Christian media outreach group D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) as a hate group, acco...

Trans Woman Shows TSA Officers Genitals to Fly

A transgender woman was forced to show her genitals to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Florida to be allowed to fly, prompting an investigation by ProPublica into the treatment of trans...

Pulse Survivors No Longer Identify as Gay and Organize Ex-Gay ‘Freedom March’

Two survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting no longer identify as gay and are organizing a “Freedom March” to connect the LGBTQ community with Christianity, according to NBC News.Angel Colon and Luis Javi...

Serial Killer Who Targeted Gay Men in the 90s to be Executed

A serial killer who targeted gay men in the ‘90s will be executed in Florida this week, according to PinkNews.Gary Ray Bowles, known as the “I-95” killer, will face the death penalty on Thursday (August 22)...

Transgender Woman Kiki Fantroy Killed in South Florida

21-year-old transgender woman Kiki Fantroy was killed in Florida on Wednesday (July 31), making her the 13th transgender person killed this year in the U.S.Fantroy was shot on a street corner in Miami after...

Florida Reps. Announce Plan to Make Pulse Nightclub National Memorial

Florida representatives have announced a plan to make the site of Pulse, a gay nightclub that was the victim of a hate-fueled mass shooting that killed 49 people, a national memorial, reported CNN.U.S. Reps...

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...

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

LGBTQ Ally Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Kellogg’s Releases “All Together Cereal” to Raise Awareness for Anti-LGBTQ Bullying

UPDATE: Billy Porter Confirmed to Play Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella” Remake

Olympic Gold Medalist Kerron Clement Comes Out

Judge Rules Southern Poverty Law Center Can List Florida Christian Group as Hate Group

Trans Woman Shows TSA Officers Genitals to Fly

Pulse Survivors No Longer Identify as Gay and Organize Ex-Gay ‘Freedom March’

Serial Killer Who Targeted Gay Men in the 90s to be Executed

Transgender Woman Kiki Fantroy Killed in South Florida

Florida Reps. Announce Plan to Make Pulse Nightclub National Memorial

New Florida Gov Excludes LGBT People from Non-Discrimination Order

First All-LGBTQ City Government Elected in Florida

Hurricane Michael Devastates Florida Panhandle’s LGBT community

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

Anti-LGBTQ Anglican Cleric Resigns From Tallahassee Church Amid Scandal

City of Atlanta Launches LGBTQ Resource Website

Stone Mountain’s ART Station Re-opens Following Renovations

Kellogg’s Releases “All Together Cereal” to Raise Awareness for Anti-LGBTQ Bullying

LGBTQ Ally Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants

PHOTOS: Atlanta Pride 2019

Georgia Equality Endorses Candidates in Upcoming Municipal Elections

Gay Sign Language Interpreter at Atlanta Pride Goes Viral

Buttigieg Rejects O’Rourke Proposal to Tax Anti-LGBTQ Churches

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