Tag Archives: LGBT

May 2 has been set as the trial date for a lawsuit challenging the Lake County School Board's refusal to allow students at Carver Middle School in Leesburg, Florida, to form a gay-straight alliance. ACLU attorney Daniel Tiller said they are appealing based on the First Amendment and Equal Access Act.

A Gainesville woman organizes brunch for locals to discuss atheism and to provide a community for fellow atheists.

While same-sex marriage activists view a decision to allow gay marriage in Florida as a milestone, some say it will take a lot more before equality truly wins in the state. Groups like Equality Florida are trying to keep the conversation moving forward.

A bill recently introduced in the Florida House of Representatives could ban the use of conversion therapy, a practice used to change sexual orientation or gender identity, on LGBT minors in Florida.

Alachua County joined Florida's 66 other counties in issuing same-sex marriage licenses Tuesday. Twenty-eight same-sex marriage licenses were issued, and 14 ceremonies were performed at the courthouse by day's end.

Equality Florida, a state organization advocate for LGBT rights, has partnered with six same-sex couples to challenge Florida's same-sex marriage laws.

The Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center will run a 10-week support group for LGBT victims of intimate partner violence.

Starting in middle school, Nic Bravo noticed something different about her relationships with girls she dated. She wasn’t attracted to them in the same way other boys were. It was more like she wanted to be around them, wanted to be them.

Under the alter ego Jade Jolie, Josh Green of Gainesville is one of 11 finalists on RuPaul's Drag Race, a reality competition combining elements of Project Runway and America's Next Top Model that aims to crown "America's Next Drag Superstar."

President Barack Obama advocated the LGBT community at his inauguration speech Monday. This was the first time a president has mentioned gay rights in an inaugural address.