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Florida school district settles anti-gay bullying complaint by former student
PALM COAST, Fla. -- A Florida school district has settled a complaint filed against it with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights which alleged that the staff at Flagler Palm Coast High School allowed a gay...
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Florida elects first openly gay state legislator
David Richardson has become the first openly LGBT candidate elected to the Florida legislature. He won a Democratic primary tonight to represent the Miami-area District 113 in the Florida House of...
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Jacksonville lawmakers reject adding LGBT protections to human rights ordinance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have expanded that city's human rights ordinance to include protections for LGBT citizens in the areas of...
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Florida lesbian couple gets good news… and wins the lottery, too!
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- When 35-year-old Tara Tuttle found out that her partner of seven years, Cary Tullos, did not have breast cancer after anxiously awaiting the test results, she was happy and...
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Broward County schools first in U.S. to recognize LGBT history month
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Broward County School Board members on Wednesday unanimously passed a formal resolution to recognize LGBT History Month, which takes place every October.
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Florida Log Cabin Republicans exploit death of U.S. Ambassador in political ad
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A political advertisement in the current issue of the Florida Agenda, an LGBT weekly newspaper distributed throughout central and south Florida, and paid for by the Broward...
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Victory in Florida: From no LGBT legislators to two or more
Joe Saunders is expected to win his race for the Florida House of Representatives tonight, joining David Richardson, who won a decisive primary for another State House seat in August.
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Parents accuse teacher of ‘contributing’ to turning their daughter gay
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida high school teacher has filed a complaint against the Deerfield Beach, Fla., school district over its handling of an investigation after a parent alleged that she had...
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Key West police make investigation of anti-gay hate crime top priority
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Police in this island resort city are labeling the beating of two men on November 10 an anti-gay hate crime and designated the investigation the department's top priority.
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First openly gay state lawmakers sworn in to Florida legislature
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Newly elected Florida State Representatives David Richardson (D-Miami Beach) and Joe Saunders (D-Orlando) took their oaths of office Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay state...
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Boca Raton appoints 17-year-old gay teen to community relations board
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Boca Raton City Council has appointed an openly gay teen to the city’s community relations board after he urged the council to update its 46-year-old anti-discrimination policy...
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Florida lawmaker introduces same-sex domestic partnership bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow Floridians to enter “domestic partnerships.” State Sen. Eleanor Sobel (D-Fort Lauderdale) introduced the “Families First”...
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Fla. school district considers eliminating clubs to avoid allowing...
TAVARES, Fla. -- The Lake County School Board is considering eliminating all non-academic clubs from middle and high school campuses instead of allowing a student to form a gay-straight alliance.
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Florida court allows three parents named on child’s birth certificate
MIAMI — Three people — a gay man and two lesbians — are all named as parents on a 23-month-old girl's birth certificate in South Florida.
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Obama endorses Orlando, Fla., bid to host 2018 Gay Games
President Barack Obama has announced his support for bringing the 2018 Gay Games to Orlando, Fla. In a letter to the organizing committee, Obama called Orlando a "vibrant tourism industry" ideal for...
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Local residents pack school board meeting to debate gay-straight alliance
More than 100 parents, students and local residents packed a Lake County, Fla., school board meeting on Monday to voice their opinion on a possible ban on extracurricular clubs after a student applied...
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Florida domestic partnership bill fails to gain support from Senate committee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The sponsor of a Florida domestic partnership bill says she'll rework it after the measure ran into opposition from her own committee.
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Florida teen files suit against school for blocking participation in ‘Day of...
An openly lesbian Florida teen has filed a lawsuit against her high school for being punished for participating in last year's "Day of Silence," an annual anti-bullying observance in support of LGBT...
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Fla. appeals court upholds ruling that posting threats on Facebook is a felony
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida appeals court ruled Monday that posting threats on one's personal Facebook page can be prosecuted under state law.
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Fla. Senate panel advances bill that would create domestic partner registry
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida state Senate panel on Monday passed the "Families First bill," a measure that would provide limited legal protections for same-sex unmarried partners by creating a...
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