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“Before the city, emboldened by anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment, imposed unconstitutional burdens on Pridefest, Naples Pride was able to feature its family-friendly drag performance without issue for years,” said Samantha Past, the ACLU of Florida’s LGBTQ+ rights attorney.
A federal judge won't stop his ruling supporting organizers' free speech rights ahead of the June 7 event.
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.
The two are upset that a judge ruled in favor of Naples Pride and against proposed restrictions from the Florida city.
Cody Davis, chair of Florida’s Jeffersonian Party, praised lynching during a Naples City Council meeting.
A split decision by appellate judges left organizers of Naples Pridefest scrambling, but they promised to continue the fight in court.
Many organizers with events planned in the month of June must decide now if they want to be test cases for the law.
While not binding, the decision adds to mounting pressure on the peninsula.
The escort, who gathered social media messages from priests seeking gay sex, said he was tired of hypocrisy.
James Schneider, a candidate for City Council in Cape Coral, Fla., says a hateful note was left at his home last weekend.
Airbnb discovers Millennials are flexing their economic muscle with diverse global experiences.
Board members cited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's war on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
"Attention Ship's Company ... Would Captain Stubing please report to the Spartan Leather Party on the Lido Deck Aft...and don't bring Vicki..." Dennis Hensley takes to the high seas with sister-company RSVP's 10-day Mediterranean Odyssey cruise.
The Republican AG claims it will harm children, even though the event is adults-only. Also, it's not demonic.
From Forgetting Elena to The Joy of Gay Sex to The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir, White was a groundbreaking gay author.
A flurry of personal appearances and professional obligations causes one man to hit his gay threshold.
Citizens two years in a row lit up the roadways across the St. Johns River, despite a curious number of obstacles the state of Florida kept throwing in the way.
Coming back to The Advocate after a nearly seven-year absence, Rupert Everett talks about playing Stage Beauty's king in drag, trying to make a gay James Bond movie, and killing John Schlesinger
