Here's how Ron DeSantis is still tormenting LGBTQ+ kids after failed presidential campaign
DeSantis is still going after queer youth.
May 2, 2024
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Florida's First Gay Latino Lawmaker, Carlos Guillermo Smith, Announces State Senate Run
Smith previously served in the state's house of representatives before losing his election in 2022.
April 7, 2023
Florida City Declares Itself LGBTQ+ Sanctuary
Lake Worth Beach is the first to take such an action.
September 12, 2023
Florida GOP Politician: Pride Flag 'Divisive, Politically-Charged'
Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White is fuming after his city raised a Pride flag following the murders of 49 in an LGBT nightclub in Orlando.
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June 18, 2016
Florida Legislator Aims to Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
Rep. Adam Anderson's bill would expand the schools and grades covered by "don't say gay" and would not let schools use students' preferred pronouns if they differ from the sex assigned at birth.
February 28, 2023
Nikki Haley: Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Not Homophobic Enough
In a troubling sign, the Republican presidential candidate positions herself to the right of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
February 17, 2023
Karine Jean-Pierre Condemns Anti-LGBTQ+ Moves in Florida and Uganda
The lesbian White House press secretary denounced proposals to expand Florida's "don't say gay" law and to impose the death penalty for homosexuality in Uganda.
March 22, 2023
Joe Saunders, One of Florida's First Gay Lawmakers, Looks to Make a Political Comeback
He's challenging GOP state Rep. Fabian Basabe, who has faced calls to resign.
May 7, 2023
Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Author Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
Former legislator Joe Harding could be sentence to up to 20 years in prison.
March 22, 2023
Florida Lawmakers OK Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Expansion
Both are now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
May 3, 2023
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
Marco Rubio Shamed for Speech to Antigay Rally on Pulse Anniversary
The senator was called "Florida's most brazen political opportunist" by a local alt-weekly.
August 2, 2016
This Florida county spent $800k to show its support for LGBTQ+ people
Broward County’s $800,000 investment in a Rose Parade float was a symbol of inclusivity and diversity, challenging Florida’s current political climate.
January 3, 2024
Former Florida Congressman Mark Foley Not to Be Charged
Mark Foley, the disgraced Florida congressman whose political career abruptly ended amid allegations that he sent sexually explicit instant messages and e-mails to teenage boys, will not face criminal charges in the state of Florida, investigators told ABC News Friday.
September 20, 2008
WATCH: Fla. Gov's 'Appalling' Opposition to Marriage Equality
In offering his 'personal perspective about a politician who just refuses to take responsibility,' Florida political reporter Michael Putney had some harsh words for Gov. Rick Scott.
October 28, 2014
Florida Democrats Call for GOP Chair and His Wife to Resign Over Rape Allegations & ‘Staggering Hypocrisy’
Facing criminal allegations against Christian Ziegler and charges of deep-seated hypocrisy against Bridget Ziegler of Moms for Liberty, Florida Democrats are advocating for their swift departure from political positions.
December 5, 2023
Ron DeSantis Attacks Trump for Promising to Protect LGBTQ+ People From Terrorists
And on the last day of Pride Month, no less...
July 1, 2023
DeSantis Campaign Crumbling? PAC Official Admits as Much
Maybe demonizing minorities and popular corporations wasn't the way to go.
July 4, 2023
Ron DeSantis cheers as University of Florida's anti-LGBTQ+ president fires all diversity staff
A memo to employees cited a new regulation for the Board of Governors, a DeSantis-controlled board setting policies for the State University System.
March 3, 2024
Florida Board of Education OK's Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies, Sanitized View of Slavery
The board expanded restrictions on lessons about LGBTQ+ identity and called for teaching that slavery benefited some African Americans.
July 21, 2023
There's Been a 33% Increase In Book Bans Across the U.S., Says PEN America
Florida has implemented the majority of bans in the U.S.
September 25, 2023