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The challenge against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis aims to block a new law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
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Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, teachers fear it will muzzle speech and further stigmatize LGBTQ youth.
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Many of these laws will be challenged, but it's not just about the threat of legal action. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks.
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The legislation, dubbed by critics as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has suggested he will sign it into law.
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If state lawmakers pass the Parental Rights in Education bill, LGBTQ students won’t feel safe in school. That was the message from many of the speakers at a rally outside Miami Beach City Hall.
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As lawmakers in Florida take aim at prohibiting instruction around racial equality in classrooms, some are now also trying to limit conversation about gender and sexual orientation in schools.
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The nonprofit company is using a dance-based outreach program to attract and bring the LGBTQ+ community together during the pandemic.
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State Rep. Michele Rayner says she will seek to replace Charlie Crist in 2022.
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Two non-profits in South Florida, both focused on food insecurity, are battling for federal dollars. A new Sun Sentinel investigation looks into how police K-9s are used for arrest. Plus, healing continues five years after the Pulse shooting.
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This post will be updated today, Tuesday, May 18, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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A proposal that would make it more difficult for transgender female athletes to compete on girls’ and women’s high-school and college teams stalled Tuesday in a state Senate panel.
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A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, sided with marriage and family therapists Robert Otto and Julie Hamilton, who challenged the constitutionality of the county and city ordinances.