Florida LGBTQ

Keechl was an advocate for the LGBTQ community before and after his time in public office.

More than 70 organizations joined the rally against legislation that restricts the rights of women, minorities and LGBTQ people.

The director of Fort Lauderdale's Stonewall National Museum & Archives, housing the country's largest lending library of LGBTQ literature, talks to WLRN about the importance of the decades-old institution at a time when state government is restricting education.

Operators of an Orlando restaurant filed a legal challenge shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law restricting children from attending “adult live performances.”

Author and activist Chasten Buttigieg joins us to discuss the young adult adaptation of his memoir, "I Have Something To Tell You" and what LGBTQ Floridians are sharing with him on the book tour.

Judge Robert Hinkle has temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers.

About 200 protestors gathered across from a downtown Miami hotel where fundraisers met with Gov. Ron DeSantis before he formally announced he was running for president.

There are more than 200 LGBTQ+ lawmakers across the country, and they're increasingly finding themselves fighting against bills that target their communities.

The Florida Board of Education has approved a ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.

“Give Them Their Flowers,” a new exhibition at the Little Haiti Cultural Center Art Gallery, displays and celebrates Miami’s under-documented Black LGBTQ community at a time when Florida’s government has become increasingly hostile toward Black and LGBTQ representation.

For 30 years Gary Marion has portrayed drag queen Sushi. A Key West institution, Sushi was at the center of one of the town's most beloved New Year's Eve traditions - but after 25 years, it's time for someone new to drop in the giant red high heel at midnight.

A lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County over LGBTQ+ flags in a school classroom could be the first of many linked to Florida's recent parental rights laws. On the South Florida Roundup, we also spoke to Senator Annette Taddeo about her run for congress in District 27 and to WLRN’s new Florida Keys reporter Gwen Filosa about Fantasy Fest returning in full for the first time since 2019.