Florida man partially paralyzed after neighbor allegedly shot him and used anti-LGBTQ+ slurs
A man in Florida was left partially paralyzed after an incident his friends call "a violent crime perpetrated by a hate-filled neighbor."
December 2, 2025
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Navy vet opposes Moms for Liberty-backed homeschool advocate for Florida school board seat
Travis Akers, a veteran and social justice advocate, confronts Melody Bolduc’s far-right ties in a battle over educational policies and inclusivity in Duval County schools.
March 19, 2024
Will Florida Teachers Still Be Punished for Teaching AP Psychology?
Advocacy groups demand assurances faculty won’t face retribution because of Florida’s "don’t say gay" law.
August 8, 2023
Florida Counties Dismantle Services to Stop Weddings
Court clerks are refusing marriage services to all couples to avoid marrying same-sex couples despite being forced to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
January 3, 2015
Romney Concedes Loss in Florida
Votes are still being counted in the state, but they're mostly from heavily Democratic areas.
November 8, 2012
Black Trans Woman Duval Princess Shot and Killed in Jacksonville
The 24-year-old is at least the second trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming American known to have died by violence this year.
January 14, 2022
Florida Demands Districts Comply with New Anti-LGBTQ+ Rules
The new rules are seen by local activists as an attempt to "bully and intimidate" affirming school districts.
December 13, 2022
Houston's Out Mayor Makes Plea for Jacksonville Equality Ordinance
Annise Parker tells residents of Jacksonville to not fall for the lies that sunk her city's nondiscrimination ordinance.
December 1, 2015
Trans Boy Kept Off Boys' Soccer Team in Florida Gets Apology
The state's trans-exclusionary sports law applies only to transgender girls, not trans boys.
September 2, 2022
Gay Floridian Refuses Jury Duty, Citing Antigay Clerk
Chuck Chapman refused to take part in jury duty until his county begins issuing marriage licenses.
February 18, 2015
Florida Christian School Teacher Accused of Sex Crimes Against Special Needs Student
The teacher told her employer she only wanted to help.
May 25, 2023
Florida Families Seek to Block 'Don't Say Gay' Law
The families are plantiffs in one of the two lawsuits that have been brought against the Florida law.
August 29, 2022
Lesbian Playwright Paula Vogel Slams Florida School for Banning Play
Renowned creative Paula Vogel is standing in solidarity with students in the Jacksonville area who want to put on her play Indecent.
January 11, 2023
Jacksonville, Fla., Sees Third Trans Murder of 2018
The victim was shot outside a motel Sunday, and activists say the city is in crisis.
June 26, 2018
The Photos Floridians Have Been Waiting For
It's a rare instance of good news out of Florida as same-sex couples began marrying throughout Florida at midnight today.
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January 5, 2015
Op-ed: What This 150-Year-Old Paper Taught Me About Marriage Equality
Even our oldest ancestors are often proof that love finds a way to overcome the greatest of obstacles.
December 30, 2014
Florida Republican lawmaker proposes law erasing transgender identities
Beyond the discriminatory nature of the bill, LGBTQ+ advocates say the legislation threatens the ability to even document violence against the community.
January 6, 2024
What It's Like to Be an LGBTQ+ High Schooler in DeSantis's Florida
I’m directly affected by the authoritarian policies of our ambitious and ruthless governor.
March 21, 2023
DeSantis Calls Book Bans a Hoax, Brags About Banning Books
The Republican governor of Florida really did that.
March 8, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About Marriage in Florida
Updated January 7: Florida became the 36th U.S. state (plus Washington, D.C.) to embrace marriage equality just after midnight on January 6, 2015.
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December 9, 2014
7 Things That Are Everything This Week
Barbra, Beyonce, Britney, and Celine all in one weekend? Nirvana achieved.
August 26, 2016