Florida Agenda

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent criticism of states where it is legal to fire people based on their sexual orientation; and Cook’s own announcement that he is gay, prompted this interesting discussion at Bloomberg West about whether hiring LGBT individuals is good for business and what should be done about discrimination.

It was to be an occasion for formality and decorum, not one for controversy. Apple CEO Tim Cook was one of eight successful individuals being inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor at the state capitol this week. But Cook’s speech did not avoid controversy. After a reference to his Alabama background and family, Cook […]

It’s about as tough a commentary from a TV news reporter as you’re ever going to see. In his opinion segment of the ABC’s local 10 News program, “This Week in Florida,” Michael Putney slams Governor Rick Scott for Florida’s ban on marriage equality. And Putney, considered to be fair and unbiased, doesn’t stop there. […]

MIAMI – Pridelines Youth Services will present a six-session discussion series, “Sharing Our History,” beginning this month. According to officials, the series will explore the history of LGBT equality advocacy in Miami-Dade County, with a long-term aim of instilling in local youth a desire to build upon the efforts of their predecessors to achieve equality […]