Tag Archives: LGBT

Gainesville's LGBTQ+ community gathered at the city's annual Pride Parade and Festival to recognize progress in the effort for equality, especially with this year's Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution guarantees gay marriage. The parade marched down University Avenue on Saturday, starting on Southwest Seventh Street and finishing at the corner of Southeast First Street and First Avenue.

The Alachua County Library district has been utilizing its online branch to reach community members in new ways. Using social media, they have opened the dialogue between reader and author.

Through lectures and workshops, HealthQueer Alliance hopes to give medical students answers to questions they may have about trans health. These educational events are just the first step in the fight for sexual and identity rights.

A new comprehensive guide published by TransAction Florida seeks to connect members of the transgender community with qualified doctors and other health care providers and resources.

On Monday, Florida’s marriage licenses and certificate applications recognized gay marriage by changing the terms "bride" and "groom" to the gender-neutral term "spouse." While this is another victory for the LGBT community, they still face unresolved issues regarding other legal documents, such as birth certificates.

Tara Lee is a 67-year-old Gainesville resident and a transgender woman who transitioned from male to female 14 years ago. Lee is just one of the many individuals in the local transgender community struggling to find acceptance.

The Southern Poverty Law Center reports there are currently 784 hate groups nationwide. Florida's 50 hate groups ranks second in the nation, with California topping the list with 57 different groups.

A House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved a bill on March 4 that would ban transgender Floridians from using single-sex facilities that do not align with the sex listed on their driver's licenses.

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.