Florida Agenda

Tallahassee, FL – Republican Gov. Rick Scott is now officially trailing former Gov. Charlie Crist by 10 points, according to a new poll. Released by Quinnipiac University, the poll shows Crist leading Scott 48 percent to 38 percent. The poll also found that 53 percent do not think Scott deserves a second term as governor, […]

Wilton Manors, FL – Last week, a crucial meeting was held at The Pride Center at Equality Park. The parking lot was filled with a plethora of cars, and finding a seat was almost impossible. First and foremost, PrEP is not the same as PEP. PrEP, a pre-exposure prophylaxis, is used as a preventative measure […]

Moscow, Russia – The Kremlin has expanded its top-secret black list of Americans who are banned from Russia, according to an exclusive report from The Daily Beast. “The names of the specific bundlers remains a secret, but a focus was put on those with ties to the gay and lesbian community; it’s a reflection of […]

Miami, FL – At the end of last week, the plaintiffs challenging the State of Florida’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry asked a state court to rule that the state’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. In the motion, the six couples and Equality Florida Institute argue that Florida’s ban on marriage equality […]

Tallahassee, FL – A federal judge and U.S. Appeals court have rejected Mark “Chris” Sevier’s motion to intervene in Florida’s same-sex marriage case in order to marry his “porn-filled Apple computer,” according to a statement made by Sevier, reported by Miami New Times. Sevier says in the statement that if gays “have the right to […]

In an Op-ed for The Advocate, Ellen Ratner, a news analyst for Fox News, defends her network and bosses, while opposing homophobic allegations. “I am a liberal lesbian, I have worked as a contributor at Fox News for 16 years – and I have loved every minute of it,” she writes. “So when I see […]

Columbia, MO – A Boone County judge has granted what is being called the first same-sex divorce in Missouri, which currently has a constitutional amendment against recognizing same-sex marriages. In the ruling, Boone County Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider granted the divorce for Samantha and Dena Latimer, who married in Massachusetts in 2009 while living in […]

Olympia, WA – The Washington State Supreme Court welcomed their first openly LGBT, Latina, and Asian-American woman to the high court last week – Mary Yu. Yu, a 57-year-old lesbian, worked for the past 14 years as a King County Superior Court justice, reelected to the seat four times in a row. A Chicago native […]

Before the Dancing with the South Florida Stars competition really kicked off, I asked team Village Pub’s Jerry Solano what his thoughts were going into this competition. “We just want to have fun really,” he told me. When I asked why his goal wasn’t to win (or to not mess up at least) he told […]

Florida Agenda Exclusive   After five years on the Board of Pride South Florida, Marc Hansen has resigned. Citing personal and family health issues, Hansen announced his resignation on Monday, April 28. The Florida Agenda received the following statement from Hansen himself just before print. “After over five years on the Board of Pride South […]