Fort Lauderdale and other communities across southeast Florida are working to get life back to normal after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on the area, closing transportation hubs, schools, and government offices.
According to the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, “the rights of the teacher, John Kluge, to exercise his religious beliefs were outweighed by the potential disruption that his conduct could have on the learning environment at Brownsburg High School in the Indianapolis suburbs.”
Sergio Aragon and Jesus Gutierrez’s biggest moments as the founders of Gay Pride Apparel involved seeing their designs out in the wild, including being worn by the likes of actors Lili Reinhart and Frankie Grande. Now they can add another milestone to the list: launching an exclusive collection at Walmart stores across the country in honor of Pride Month in June. In November 2022, an email from someone purporting to work for Walmart landed in Aragon and Gutierrez’s inbox.
During a debate over a bill that would prevent people from using bathrooms “designated for the opposite sex,” Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, lashed out against the several transgender Floridians who spoke out against the bill. He called transgender Floridians “demons and imps” and compared them to “mutants from another planet” during a committee hearing. He compared the speakers, who included transgender Floridians and parents of transgender children, to the X-Men, characters from the Marvel comic books in which bigotry, hatred, and fear of mutants are central themes.
For the past two years, thousands of people have descended on a public park in Franklin, Tennessee for an LGBTQ+ pride festival featuring live music, food trucks, and crafts vendors. Clayton Klutts, the president of the Franklin Pride organization, viewed the event as a glowing symbol of how far a small, conservative community had come in terms of LGBTQ+ acceptance.
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On Saturday, April 15th the former President of the Dolphin Democrats, Alfredo Olvera, will stand as a candidate to be the next State Committeeman for the Broward Democratic Party. If elected, Alfredo would be the only LGBTQ+ representation and voice in the Broward Democratic Party leadership. He would also be the first Latino State Committeeman for Broward.
The Supreme Court has sided with a 12-year-old transgender girl who is challenging a West Virginia ban on transgender athletes joining girls’ sports teams, temporarily blocking the state from enforcing the prohibition.
Iconic @HeidiNClosetOfficial , Ru Paul’s Drag Race Season 12 Miss Congeniality, will be strutting down Ocean Drive with the rest of the LGBTQ+ community in Florida for Safe Schools South Florida on Sunday, April 16th, at Ocean Drive as the community will celebrate Miami Beach Pride and show the world the true meaning of love, unity, and acceptance! Miami Beach Pride is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
Boone High School’s Queer and Ally Alliance club in Orlando, Fla. had planned their third annual Drag and Donuts event, which was supposed to take place on campus on March 23rd. The event was designed to help students build self-esteem and promote self-love in high school
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