Rep. Saunders stands up for LGBT vets
On the opening day of Florida’s 2014 Legislative Session, State Representative Joe Saunders (D-Orlando) grabbed an opportunity to stand up for LGBT veterans. The House was debating HB 7015, a bill...
View ArticleFlorida House adjourns early, “bathroom bill” officially dead
The Florida House of Representatives adjourned its annual session on April 21, three days ahead of the scheduled end date. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli (R) thanked the state representatives for their...
View ArticleFlorida legislators wrap up a contentious session leaving the LGBTQ community...
Sine Die, they call it, the antiquated drop of the hanky to end the legislative session in Florida. On May 8, the bicameral bluster in Tallahassee came to an end following the approval of an $83...
View ArticleFirst week of the Florida legislative session and Republican lawmakers...
Hours before the 2020 legislative deadline, seven Florida Republican lawmakers submitted four anti-LGBTQ bills on Jan. 13. The lawmakers, which include Rep. Anthony Sabatini, Sen. Dennis Baxley, Rep....
View ArticleTransgender treatment ban fails in Alabama Legislature
The Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. (Photo by DXR, from Wikimedia Commons – Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) | Alabama lawmakers ended their legislative...
View ArticleKeeping It Real: Visibility, hope and action
The 2022 legislative session in Florida was ____. Go ahead, insert a word. I dare you. Try to pick just one. I suppose the word might depend on what issues caught your attention or on what side of the...
View ArticleWatermark Issue 30.04: Red Alert
Red Alert: LGBTQ Advocates prepare for Florida’s legislative session, Metro Inclusive Health CEO Announces retirement, DeSantis moves forward to revoke The Plaza Live’s license, local news, celebrity...
View ArticleDeSantis argues US should be like Florida ahead of 2024 bid
Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo via DeSantis’ Facebook) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis positioned himself as the architect of a new conservative vision for the nation during a […] The...
View Article‘Trans Erasure Bill’ among blocked anti-LGBTQ+ bills as Florida’s 2024...
Florida Capitol Building. (Photo by Samantha Ponzillo) The 2024 Florida Legislative session came to a close March 8, seeing the shutdown of nearly 20 anti-LGBTQ+ bills. “Despite years of relentless […]...
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