With Pride season underway, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his band of bureaucrats cast a long, dark shadow over the festivities. Their stated goal: protecting children from drag queens.
Florida Rep. Adam Anderson, a Republican elected in 2022, filed a bill that purportedly sets policy relating to a person’s sex while at public K-12 education institutions. The bill defines sex as binary and says it must be treated by the state as an immutable biological trait.
Kristen Browde is not a new name in American LGBTQ+ Activism. As past chair of the National Trans Bar Association she knows the legal ins and outs of the hateful rhetoric that is increasing in voice in America. This attorney has run for New York State legislature and was a central champion for Equality New York.
Already in 2023, the greatest number of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in history have been introduced in Florida and the USA. Widely understood, these culture war opportunities are for radical conservatives and evangelicals to win elections at the expense of our LGBTQ+ children, drag queens, and more. But the top attacks are reserved for the Trans community.
Across the United States, LGBTQ+ advocates are sounding the alarm as municipalities and school districts enact measures that prohibit displays of the rainbow Pride flag on public property and in classrooms. These restrictions are part of a broader wave of GOP-endorsed reform and policy efforts that include book bans, changes to school curricula, attacks on the use of preferred pronouns, and restrictions on reproductive rights.
A bill proposed in the Florida Republican-controlled state legislature that aims to make it easier for public figures, including lawmakers, to sue news media for coverage they dislike would also have severe repercussions for anyone
Former Florida Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Nikki Fried, has been elected as the Chair of the Florida Democratic Party. This is great news for the LGBTQ+ community as Fried is a known advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and has a strong track record of fighting for equality.
HotShots Happening Out presents a photo collection from the recently held Mr. Florida Rubber 2023 event organized by The Eagle Wilton Manors. The event was a four-day-long celebration filled with activities like pool parties, BBQs, dungeon parties, and social spaces for everyone.
In this week’s SFGN, online and on stands now, I look at how Gov. Ron DeSantis and his underlings are taking their campaign against LGBTQ+ to the next level by weaponizing the state’s Bureaucracy. Their
The Pensacola Christian College canceled an appearance by the Grammy-winning a cappella group The King’s Singers because one of the singers is gay. The King’s Singers’ final stop on their tour of the U.S. was
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