After the GOP-controlled Florida House voted to ban transgender women from playing girls’ or women’s school sports, activists in the state and across the country rev up their efforts to pass the Equality Act. It can be a momentous decision for a son or daughter to go...
The proposal comes in response to the growing number of transgender and nonbinary people who have been elected to serve at various levels of government. Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat speaker of the house, has announced a plan to strike gender-specific pronouns, such as...
On Thursday, Miami commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to ban a form of therapy aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. On Nov. 20, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Florida...
An estimated 3,859 violent and property offenses are committed against LGBTQ persons in Miami-Dade annually. Fear keeps most victims from reporting the incidents. FLORIDA—Sergio B. [a pseudonym] was having dinner at a popular Miami-Dade County Cuban restaurant when...
While the court’s decision represents a landmark victory, a Florida advocate says it is still legal to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in other ways. Florida — The past few days have been the best of times and the worst of times for LGBTQ...