Florida Agenda

CARDIFF, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM – The government of Wales is investigating whether a Roman Catholic lobbying group encouraged a campaign against marriage equality in the country’s secondary schools. Welsh Minister for Children and Education Leighton Andrews is looking into allegations that the Catholic Education Service (CES) sent an email last month to all Catholic secondary [...]

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – A coalition of faith groups in Scotland has roundly condemned the religious ban on marriage equality as “discriminatory,” claiming that it “reinforces homophobia.” Faith in Marriage—which includes members of the United Reformed Church, the Quakers, the Unitarians, Liberal Judaism, the Humanists, the Iona Community, Buddhists, the Open Episcopal Church, the [...]

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – In an unusual call for political unity between faiths that are often at-odds with one another, the pope’s personal representative to the United Kingdom is urging British Roman Catholics to form a “united front” with British Muslims and conservative Jews to oppose marriage equality. During an address to Roman Catholic [...]

ORLANDO — On Wednesday, prosecutors in Central Florida handed down criminal charges against 13 people for counts related to the death of Florida A&M University (FAMU) marching band member Robert Champion, who was beaten and died following a football game in November. Champion, who was gay, belonged to FAMU’s famed Marching 100, which has performed [...]

JAMESTOWN, NY – The comments of a Jamestown councilman suggesting that the community consider marketing itself as a Mecca for gay marriage has sparked a firestorm, with the official receiving calls for his resignation and even threats against his life. Councilman Greg Rabb, who also serves as the municipal body’s president, proposed during a recent [...]

HARRISBURG, PA – Last week, an openly gay candidate won a decisive Democratic primary in Philadelphia, and will now become Pennsylvania’s first openly gay member of the state’s House of Representatives. Brian Sims beat a longtime incumbent to win the Democratic nomination in a heavily Democratic legislative district. Since he faces no Republican opponent in [...]

BRIDGEPORT, OH – A gay woman who was terminated from her position as a den mother for her son’s Cub Scout troop because of her sexual identity says she will not take the offense lying down. Jennifer Tyrell of Bridgeport, Ohio, has launched a petition to overturn the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) long-standing policy [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that an increasing number of Americans favor of gay marriage. At the same time, a greater number favor gun ownership rights over gun control. The poll’s authors note that both positions represent landmark shifts in public attitudes, reflecting a “small-l” libertarianism taking shape [...]

FORT LAUDERDALE – Deon Davis, the author of “I’ll Find A Way,” a book that chronicles her personal journey as the mother of a gay son, will be the featured speaker at a fundraiser next month with the goal to raise contributions for the establishment of a safe house for homeless LGBT youth. Davis, whose [...]

WILTON MANORS – Nearly one hundred business and community leaders attended the first Multimedia Platforms (MMP) Networking Luncheon on Wednesday, April 25 at Gables Wilton Park on Wilton Drive. Co-hosted by Wilton Manors Main Street, Inc., the event was catered by Stork’s Bakery and Coffee House in Wilton Manors. Krishan Manners, President and CEO of [...]