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Unity Coalition Legends Ball Raises Funds for Marriage Equality

By Steffany Skelley Gilmer | Monday Apr 8, 2013
Miami’s Unity Coalition/Coalicion Unida will held a series of lectures and exhibits, all kicked off by the Apr. 11 Legends Ball, to raise funds for marriage equality in the Sunshine State.

One Florida School Protects Students, While Another Forbids GSA

By Steffany Skelley Gilmer | Friday Feb 22, 2013
While on Orange County School voted to include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policy, the Lake County School Board faces criticism for preventing students from starting a GSA.

Scorned by Florida DMV, Gay Couple Amends Name-Change Policy

By Michelle Lim | Wednesday Feb 20, 2013
A gay couple’s attempt to get a new driver’s license became a civil rights issue when a Tallahassee DMV office’s hostility and homophobia led to ACLU involvement, and an eventual policy rewrite to make sure this won’t happen again.

Anti-Gay Slurs & Swastika Painted on Gay Fla. Teen’s Home

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Feb 13, 2013
Police say an 18 year old from Florida was the victim of a hate crime after vandals spray-painted his home with anti-gay graffiti.

Scientists Discover More Than 50 Unmarked Graves at Fla. Boys’ Reform School

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Dec 13, 2012
Scientists found at least 50 graves at the Dozier School for Boys in Florida and discovered that 98 deaths occurred at the school between 1911 and 1973.

Parents Claim Fla. Teacher ’Turned Student Gay’

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Nov 15, 2012
A Florida teacher is fighting her school district for the way it handled claims from parents that accused her that she played a part in her daughter’s sexual orientation.

GOP Resorts to Gay Marriage & Anti-Christian Fear Mongering

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Nov 6, 2012
Fla. State Senator Marco Rubio’s and former Ark. Governor Mike Huckabee’s anti marriage equality robocalls .

Jessica Ehrlich Takes on Anti-Gay Rep. C.W. Bill Young for Congress

By Steffany Skelley Gilmer | Thursday Aug 30, 2012
In her bid to represent Florida’s 10th Congressional District, Democrat Jessica Ehrlich has dredged up a 50-year history of state-sanctioned anti-gay discrimination by her opponent, incumbent C.W. Bill Young.

David Richardson Elected as First Openly Gay Florida Rep

By Steffany Skelley Gilmer | Friday Aug 24, 2012
Democrat David Richardson made history when he became the first openly gay candidate elected to the Florida state legislature after winning the primary elections in Miami.

Jacksonville, Fla., Rejects Adding LGBT Protections to Anti-Discrimination Law

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Aug 17, 2012
In a 10-9 vote a Jacksonville, Fla., City Council voted down a measure that would add sexual orientation to the city’s anti-discrimination laws.