An Alabama LGBTQ+ bar advertised a drag show. Then the city denied its liquor license
The owner of an LGBTQ+ bar denied liquor and entertainment licenses has filed a lawsuit against its town for discrimination.
October 21, 2025
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Florida Seeks Hotel Liquor License After ‘Drag Show Christmas’
The hotel has noted that it didn’t even host the show; it just served as a vendor for the event.
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Trans Woman Artist vs. Chicago Topless Ordinance
Bea Sullivan-Knopf, a performance artist who uses nudity to confront discomfort with trans bodies, is suing the city of Chicago to overturn an ordinance that bans exposed female breasts in establishments that serve alcohol.
August 25, 2016
Florida City Scales Back Pride Over Anti-Drag Law
Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't signed the anti-drag bill into law yet, but Pride organizers in Port St. Lucie decided to cancel a parade and make its festival 21-and-older.
April 24, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Administration Targets Holiday Drag Shows
It's just the latest in DeSantis's anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.
December 29, 2022
Tampa Pride Cancels Event After Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Drag Law
The Republican governor signed that bill along with three other anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation on Wednesday.
May 19, 2023
City Gov't Blocks Lesbian From Opening Gay Bar
The bar owner plans to take members of her City Council and mayor to court over the blocking of her permit.
October 2, 2013
Florida's LGBTQ+ Activists Plan to Fight Back Against DeSantis's ‘Slate of Hate’
Activists say more than 20 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in the recent legislative session.
May 18, 2023
Gay Rhode Island Pol Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Fraud
Fox, once a rising star in Rhode Island politics, will be sentenced June 11.
March 3, 2015
Virginia House OK's Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Bill
The measure now goes to the Senate, but Gov. Terry McAuliffe has pledged to veto it if it comes to his desk.
February 18, 2016
Fla. OK's Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ+ Rules in Schools After 'Don't Say Gay'
One rule requires public notification about restroom access for transgender students, while another threatens teacher's licenses under the "don't say gay" law.
October 20, 2022
Iconic D.C. Gay Nightclub Town Reopening in Baptist Church
Town, a touchstone for the past decade, will resurface inside a historic church north of Union Station.
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Florida Politician Supports Eradication of LGBTQ+ Community
“Damn right, we ought to do it!” he declared.
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