Florida Agenda

Key West, FL – In the cover of a weekly Florida Keys publication, Conch Color, twin sisters donning graduation gowns were featured. Twin sisters Liz and Erin Czerwinski made history by becoming the first sisters to become Valedictorian and Salutatorian at Key West High School, achieving GPAs over 4.7. Liz and Erin were raised by two gay [...]

The eighteen-year-old charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery, Kaitlyn Hunt, rejected a deal on Friday that would have forced her to plead guilty to child abusem, CNN reports. While Hunt’s family claims the relationship with her fourteen-year-old girlfriend was consensual, Florida laws state that a person under the age of 16 is not [...]

Tampa, FL – A 22-year-old transgender woman – who does not want to be identified beyond the name “Coko” –  was shot in an attack that she claims was based on the discovery of her gender identity. The attacker was revealed to be Tavares Spencer, whom Coko had met before. When she arrived at Spencer’s [...]

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The San Francisco-based Community Marketing & Insights will host its 14th International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Tourism in our very own city, Fort Lauderdale. The conference will showcase over 30 speakers, focusing on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender tourism, marketing and sales. Topics will include: Internet, print and direct marketing, research [...]

Tampa,FL – Legendary South Beach drag queen, Wanda, was shot to death at a friend’s front door in Tampa last week. Wanda (real name Anthony Jerome Lee) was at a friend’s house when she heard a knock at the door while cooking dinner. She opened the door and was shot five times, according to the Tampa Bay [...]

Tampa, FL – Marco Rubio has been working to make sure that immigration reform legislation is passed, but wants to exclude any LGBT binational couples. Protestors showed up to interrupt Rubio’s speech during the Hillsborough County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner in Tampa on May 18. The activsts (who were linked to the organization GetEqual) shouted in protest, [...]

Pembroke Pines – While gay marriage may be just around the corner, Pembroke Pines may be making history first. The city of Pembroke Pines is “considering” equal benefits to city employees who are registered as domestic partners. Speaking on the topic, commissioner Iris Siple said, “This is a right and a benefit that does not [...]

Cannes, FR – Uma Thurman is slated to play Anita Bryant, in the upcomig biopic, titled “Anita.” The film, which will be produced by “Sex and the City” creator, Darren Star, will follow the singer and orange juice spokeswoman who, after allowing a gay screenwriter into her home, is forced to confront her past and [...]

Fort Meyers – A gay couple in Florida is attempting to file for joint bankruptcy in Florida, which as we know, does not honor same-sex marriages. Daniel Maltbie and Garry Houston were reportedly married in Vermont, but currently live in Florida. While their marriage is honored in Vermont, it is not honored here. But when [...]

Wilton Manors – Dancing With The South Florida Stars brought in an impressive $6,000 to benefit the Brian Neal Fitness & Health Foundation. The Brian Neal Fitness and Health Foundation targets financially challenged people living with HIV/AIDS in Fort Lauderdale. The Foundation allows and encourages people to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle while continuing to [...]