Florida Agenda

Orlando, FL – One Million Moms have targeted Gay Days yet again. The organization has announced that it will fly a banner – in both English and Spanish – to discourage families from going to the theme park over the weekend of Gay Days. On the organization’s website, they released this statement: “The first Saturday [...]

Dover, DE – Right on the heels of Rhode Island, Delaware will become the 11th state to allow same-sex marriages. State Senate gave the final legislative approval on Tuesday (after nearly three hours of debates) to the bill which will allow same-sex marriage. The bill will now go to Gov. Jack Markell (D), who has [...]

  2013 has been a hell of a year for the gay community. Political debates may continue to rage on over same-sex marriage but we all know that the world keeps turning. Every now and then we have to stop and take a moment to celebrate all of the things that life offers us, especially within [...]

In Finnish and French with English subtitles, the modern, campy farce “Let My People Go!” (Zeitgeist) follows  a young gay couple, Ruben (the elastic Nicolas Maury) and Teemu (Jarkko Niemi), as their relationship is threatened by a variety of outside influences. The first and greatest is that postman Ruben unwittingly finds himself in possession of about 200,000 Euros. This [...]

Orlando, FL Orlando may be the hosting city for Gay Games 2018, according to an article by Central Florida Future. The sporting and cultural event aims to promote respect and social awareness amongst athletes. The activities are designed to increase participation, with varying skill and fitness levels. The Gay Games is the largest sporting event [...]

TAMPA — On Thursday, April 4, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced that he has reversed his official stance on marriage equality, telling the Tampa Bay Times editorial board in a statement, “(T)o discriminate against one class and not another is wrong for me. If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why [...]

“No man can logically say he [doesn’t] care whether a wrong is voted up or voted down. He may say he [doesn’t] care whether an indifferent thing is voted up or down, but he must logically have a choice between a right thing and a wrong thing.” Abraham Lincoln “I know now that, even worse [...]

TALLAHASSEE — It was an eventful week for Florida’s LGBT rights advocates and straight allies, as activists and other stakeholders arrived in Tallahassee for two days of lobbying the state’s lawmakers in support of legislation that would create domestic partnerships for unmarried couples, regardless of their sexual identity. (See full lobbying story in this week’s [...]

ATLANTA, GA — On Sunday, March 3, doctors announced that for the first time in history, a baby had been cured of an HIV infection, a surprising development that could lead to changes in the treatment of infected newborns, and dramatically reduce the number of children living with the virus, which causes AIDS. The doctors, [...]

WASHINGTON, DC — In what amounts to a direct challenge to Speaker John Boehner and the conservative leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, dozens of prominent Republicans, including several with senior ties to former President George W. Bush, have signed a legal brief in support of the constitutional right of gay Americans to marry. [...]