Conversion Therapy Ends In Tallahassee
Born Perfect Applauds City of Tallahassee for Passing Groundbreaking Ordinance to End Conversion Therapy; Unanimous vote by Tallahassee City Council ensures that LGBTQ youth and…
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The Frivolist: 5 Ways To Experience Orlando (Mostly) For Free
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Stroll around Winter Park on a Sunday Winter Park, a swanky-ish neighborhood a short drive northeast of downtown Orlando, offers…
Ask A Trans Woman: Thoughts From A Gender-Affirming Vacation In Florida
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This column isn’t about anything, necessarily or rather, I’m not trying to make a particular point. Anyway, part of this whole…
4th Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in FL; Media, Law Enforcement Still Misgender Victims
ORLANDO, FLA.—Yesterday, Equality Florida and GLAAD mourn the death of Sasha Garden, a transgender woman of color murdered in Orlando on Thursday, July 19. Sasha…
Serial Killer May Be Targeting Jacksonville’s Transgender community
Community calls for transgender training for law enforcement to aid in the investigation; respect and use right pronouns JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Equality Florida mourns the murder of…
Video: 49 of the World’s Biggest Celebrities Pay Tribute to Orlando Victims
A dedication to the Orlando victims, the video included presentations by Lady Gaga and many more An 18-minute video released by the Human Rights Campaign…
West Palm Beach Mayor Places Travel Ban on City-Funded Trips to North Carolina
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—In the wake of North Carolina’s enactment of HB2, West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio became the first mayor in Florida to…
FL Same-Sex Couples Ask Federal Court to Order State Officials to Treat Them Equally
Ask to have Both Parents Listed on their Children’s Birth Certificates TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, the married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida asked a federal…
The Tragic Death of India Clarke Deserves Better Reporting
TAMPA, Fla.—Family, friends as well as the entire LGBT community are grieving over the murder of India Clarke, a transgender woman of color whose body…
When Did You Know You Were Trans? A Tough Question in the Mid-1960s
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— I recently took a trip to Florida, where I met many people and visited several friends, including one friend I’ve…
Florida House Committee Will Consider Indiana-style Adoption Bill
As Indiana struggles with the growing political and economic backlash over its so-called religious freedom law, Florida lawmakers are pursuing a similar bill that would…
Anti-LGBT Bills Introduced in 28 States: A Country Divided
The wave of anti-LGBT bills filed across the country continues to swell. As of today, lawmakers have introduced more than 85 anti-LGBT bills in 28…
Transgender Discrimination Bill to Be Heard Again
FLORIDA—A bill that would discriminate against transgender Floridians and force employers and business-owners to police the use of their restrooms will get a second committee…
FL: About 328K LGBT Workers Lack Employment Discrimination Protections
LOS ANGELES—About 328,000 LGBT workers in Florida are vulnerable to employment discrimination absent explicit statewide legal protections, according to a new report co-authored by Christy…
Breaking: Denial of Alabama’s Request to Extend Stay of Freedom to Marry Ruling
MOBILE, Ala.—Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the Alabama Attorney General’s motion for a stay in Searcy v. Strange and…
Out of Town: Go Gay at Fort Lauderdale, Florida
By: Andrew Collins*/Special to TRT— Since its rapid transformation in the early 1990s into one of the world’s leading gay vacation destinations, Fort Lauderdale has…
BREAKING: SCOTUS Denies Stay of Marriage in Florida
Supreme Court Denies Bondi’s Request to Further Delay the Freedom to Marry Clears the way for marriages to begin in Florida Jan 6th FLORIDA—Today, the United…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Marriage Equality
FLORIDA—The U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle ruled against Florida’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality yesterday, making the Sunshine State the latest to see such…
Former FL Governor Charlie Crist Files Brief In Support of Marriage Equality
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist has filed an amicus brief today in support of the marriage equality lawsuit Pareto v. Ruvin, which is set for a…
Florida Marriage Equality Lawsuit goes to Court July 2nd in Miami
On Wednesday, July 2 at 4 p.m., the fight for marriage equality in Florida will have its day in court, with a hearing before Judge…
FL Student Files Appeal Seeking Recognition of Marriage to Same-Sex Partner
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Today, Gildas Dousset, a student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, filed an appeal in state court seeking recognition of…
Florida Couples & Equality Florida Ask Federal Court to Declare State’s Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
FLORIDA—Today, the plaintiffs challenging the State of Florida’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry asked a state court to rule that the state’s ban…
Op-Ed: Justice for Trayvon Martin: Fight the Zimmerman Mindset
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— Only in a country as racist as the United States could a grown adult racially profile, hunt down, and murder…