Florida Agenda

FORT LAUDERDALE – The 9th Annual SMART Ride began on Friday morning, November 16, with the participants in the two-day event to support the fight against HIV/AIDS assembling at 4 a.m. for a Ride Day orientation, and a 5 a.m. breakfast, just before the official gun-time of 6:40 a.m. On Thursday, November 15, the riders, [...]

It’s hard to believe that it has been a whole five years since Lips Cabaret opened its doors in Oakland Park (1421 E Oakland Park Blvd).  Yvonne Lamé, the creator and founder of Lips, enjoys spilling the “skinny” on how it all began. “We started in New York City 16 years ago, and our concept [...]

SOUTHWEST RANCHES— A Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) community service aide has filed suit in federal court, claiming violations of his civil rights. Tony Vincent returned to work on October 31 after being suspended with pay since June 21. The events leading up to the suit began on February 15 when Vincent, who is gay, was [...]

ALBANY, NY — Former New York Gov. George Pataki this week denounced an ultra-orthodox rabbi for his “offensive and disgraceful” remarks that described Hurricane Sandy as “divine justice” for the state’s legalization of marriage equality. During a radio interview on Oct. 30, Rabbi Nathaniel Leiter, the executive director of Torah Jews for Decency, called the [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA – A new survey from the Hollywood Reporter says that greater visibility of openly-gay characters on primetime television is having an impact on the attitudes of Americans towards LGBT rights, and not all of is it good. With major storylines involving LGBT characters on hit programs like “Modern Family,” “Glee,” and “The New [...]

MADISON, WI – A gay Republican who last month claimed that he was assaulted in an attack motivated by his personal politics has recanted his story. As we reported last week (Florida Agenda, October 31, 2012: “Gay Republican Claims Assault Was Motivated by Politics”), Kyle Wood, a volunteer for a GOP congressional campaign, told the [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – State prosecutors have charged Graham Spanier, the former President of Pennsylvania  State University with perjury and child endangerment, alleging that the former school administrator oversaw a cover-up that permitted former football coach Jerry Sandusky to prey for years on nearly a dozen children. Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly called Spanier’s actions [...]

AUSTIN, TX – One of the state’s most conservative lawmakers has asked for the state attorney general’s opinion on the constitutionality of local governments granting marriage benefits to same-sex partners. State Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) asked Attorney General Greg Abbott to clarify a matter concerning the 2005 amendment that defines marriage as between one man [...]

Know Your Amendments, Florida It is important to understand the language as well as the intent of each of the 11 amendments on the Florida ballot. You should note that there is NO Amendment 7 on the Florida ballot. Each of the Amendments was placed on the ballot by the State of Florida Legislature, and [...]

By Cliff Dunn ATLANTA, GA – On Tuesday morning, after American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer began propagandizing the alleged “documented” health risks of being gay, CNN anchor Carol Costello terminated the interview, offering tepid thanks for his opinions, which included the claim that a majority of Nazi Germany’s SS storm troopers were gay. During [...]