Miami Transgender Youth Discuss Family Life, Bullying And Inclusion
Six young people sat around a table sharing their personal stories to an audience of about 20 people. Jack Lee Jordan was first. He said he knew he was a boy from a very young age and not his assigned...
View ArticleFlorida's Transgender Bathroom Bill Clears Its Second Hurdle
Florida could become the first state to criminalize using the wrong bathroom. The Single Sex Bathroom Bill has cleared its second committee in the Florida House. Morning Edition Host Nicole Creston...
View ArticleFlorida Near The Top In The Number Of Hate Groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center reports there are currently 784 hate groups nationwide. Those groups can be anything from Ku Klux Klan to neo-Nazis to black separatists and anti-LGBT groups. All of...
View ArticleFlorida Couple To Attend SCOTUS Gay Marriage Hearing
Jeff and Todd Delmay , a South Florida couple from Hollywood, were among the first gay couples married in Florida. The two men were also plaintiffs in the case that overturned Florida's ban on same sex...
View ArticleConference Gives Leadership Training For Transgender Rights
The National LGBTQ Task Force held a conference focusing on advocacy for transgender and non-gender-conforming individuals Friday in Miami. Attendees at the Unity on the Bay building in midtown were...
View ArticleLadies In The Streets: Before Stonewall, Transgender Uprising Changed Lives
It was after the bars had closed and well into the pre-dawn hours of an August morning in 1966 when San Francisco cops were in Gene Compton's cafeteria again. They were arresting drag queens, trans...
View ArticleSupreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States
States cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. The decision was 5-4. Justice...
View ArticleStudy Finds Women See Female Lawmakers As More Competent, Having More Integrity
This year has brought with it a wave of women interested in running for office, particularly among Democrats. And though Republicans have seen less of a wave, Congress has gained one GOP woman already...
View ArticleNFL's Roger Goodell Says Players 'Should Stand' For National Anthem
"Everyone should stand" during the national anthem, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a memo to all 32 teams, adding that the NFL will present a plan next week to help "move past this...
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