LGBT rights

Activists want Florida to be the 16th state to ban conversion therapy. The practice is known for trying to change someone from gay to straight. Awareness…

Two bills in the Florida legislature would add workplace protections for LGBTQ individuals, but activists say one could be a step forward while the other…

Equality Florida wants protection from discrimination for LGBT state workers. The organization’s executive director, Nadine Smith, claims Governor Rick…

The Competitive Workforce Act would prohibit discrimination for LGBT individuals working for businesses in Florida.Rep. Ben Diamond (R-St. Petersburg)…

State lawmakers are pushing to enshrine civil rights protections in state law for the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender community. Sen. Darryl Rouson’s…

Attorney General Pam Bondi says she backs workplace protections for members of the LGBTQ community. Her comments come amid a bill just filed again in the…

Florida’s cities are making strides in protecting lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights while state efforts falter according to the Human Rights…

Florida lawmakers want to add protections in state law for the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender community. The measure would establish sexual…

An openly gay lawmaker is once again trying to put an end to conversion therapy in Florida. For years, Representative David Richardson, a Miami Beach…

An openly gay Florida lawmaker is advocating for a new strategy to pass legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in the…