/tags/florida-lgbtq Florida LGBTQ en-US SA���ʴ�ı Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:51:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-22/lgbtq-advocates-push-back-on-slate-of-bigoted-legislation-in-tallahassee Members of the LGBTQ community and their advocates spoke out in the state Capitol Wednesday against the latest assortment of proposed legislation they call “smoke bombs” — culture war measures targeting the LGBTQ community. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:51:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-22/lgbtq-advocates-push-back-on-slate-of-bigoted-legislation-in-tallahassee Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2025-08-27/rainbow-crossings-florida-street-art With Florida cities facing pressure from state and federal officials to remove rainbow crosswalks and other "non-standard markings" from roads and pavements, SA���ʴ�ı is trying to keep tabs on street art in South Florida, and also get a check on how our communities feel about them. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:22:31 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-27/rainbow-crossings-florida-street-art Matheus Sanchez /government-politics/2025-08-27/florida-cities-race-to-save-rainbow-crosswalks-as-the-states-deadlines-for-removal-loom An emergency meeting is planned for Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale as that city and others across Florida are facing state orders to remove rainbow crosswalks by early next month. The state threatens to withhold funding if cities don't comply. These crosswalks celebrate LGBTQ pride and other causes. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:32:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-27/florida-cities-race-to-save-rainbow-crosswalks-as-the-states-deadlines-for-removal-loom Associated Press /south-florida/2025-07-16/delray-beach-pride-mural-vandalized-again-for-third-time-police-hunt-for-suspect-in-pickup-truck Delray Beach police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that burned tire marks across the city’s rainbow-colored LGBTQ Pride mural last month — the third time the intersection has been vandalized since the mural was first painted in 2021. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:40:21 GMT /south-florida/2025-07-16/delray-beach-pride-mural-vandalized-again-for-third-time-police-hunt-for-suspect-in-pickup-truck Elizabeth Insuasti /government-politics/2025-07-02/federal-appeals-court-ruling-backs-teacher-pronoun-restrictions A divided federal appeals court Wednesday backed a 2023 Florida law that requires teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth, rejecting arguments that the law violated First Amendment rights of a transgender teacher in Hillsborough County. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a preliminary injunction that U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued last year to block enforcement of the law against high-school teacher Katie Wood. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:15:07 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-02/federal-appeals-court-ruling-backs-teacher-pronoun-restrictions Jim Saunders/News Service of Florida /government-politics/2025-06-07/worldpride-2025-parade-in-washington-d-c-to-feature-iconic-1-000-foot-rainbow-flag-from-key-west The WorldPride 2025 Parade kicks off Saturday in Washington, D.C., with a 1,000-foot Rainbow Flag made from pieces of the Gilbert Baker Foundation’s original 2003 Key West “Sea to Sea” flag. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:55:39 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-07/worldpride-2025-parade-in-washington-d-c-to-feature-iconic-1-000-foot-rainbow-flag-from-key-west Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2025-05-03/florida-advocates-celebrate-defeat-of-anti-lgbtq-bills-in-2025-legislative-session “Once again, we’ve done what many thought was impossible: not one anti-LGBTQ bill passed this [60-day] session,” said Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith in a statement on Saturday. Sat, 03 May 2025 16:25:05 GMT /government-politics/2025-05-03/florida-advocates-celebrate-defeat-of-anti-lgbtq-bills-in-2025-legislative-session Sergio R. Bustos /arts-culture/2025-03-21/epic-gay-love-story-acclaimed-novel-turned-opera-comes-to-key-west One of NPR's best reads in 2020, Swimming in the Dark, is being adapted into an Opera. Act One is set to be performed in Key West this week. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-21/epic-gay-love-story-acclaimed-novel-turned-opera-comes-to-key-west Julia Cooper /government-politics/2024-09-25/court-hears-arguments-on-florida-law-restricting-pronoun-use-by-teachers A federal appellate-court panel heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge to a Florida law requiring educators to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth, in a case that has drawn national attention from the Biden administration, teachers unions and LGBTQ advocates. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-25/court-hears-arguments-on-florida-law-restricting-pronoun-use-by-teachers Dara Kam | News Service Florida /health/2023-12-18/lgbtq-people-are-nearly-twice-as-likely-to-be-displaced-after-disasters-new-research-shows For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau has collected national data on sexual orientation and gender identity related to disaster displacement. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:00:00 GMT /health/2023-12-18/lgbtq-people-are-nearly-twice-as-likely-to-be-displaced-after-disasters-new-research-shows Jessica Kutz | The 19th