LGBT community

The 19-year-old prospect for the Nashville Predators is the first NHL player, active or retired, to come out. "Living my authentic life will allow me to bring my whole self to the rink," Prokop said.

The shift in health policy in most of the U.K. reverses a decades-old rule that limited donor eligibility on perceived risks of contracting HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted infections.

State Rep. Michele Rayner says she will seek to replace Charlie Crist in 2022.

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday slashed $900,000 in funding for programs that serve LGBTQ people in Central Florida, including a program that provides mental-health services to survivors and family members of victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting.

Members of the two parties are split on how transgender students should participate in sports, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But opposition to legislating the issue is roughly uniform.

The Compass Center in Lake Worth Beach teamed up with the Jewish Women's Federation to create a new economic program that will help the trans community navigate the workforce.

Conservatives state legislatures are working to bar transgender females from participating in female sports leagues, as Democrats take more action in favor of transgender rights.

The Miami Dade College foundation is trying to raise $25,000 to establish the endowed scholarship for LGBTQ students.

The local governments and groups have filed requests during the past week to submit briefs in support of Palm Beach County and the city of Boca Raton, which sought a rehearing after a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month ruled that ordinances banning conversion therapy violated the First Amendment.

Praised for performances in the 2007 film Juno and The Umbrella Academy, he made the announcement on Twitter and Instagram Tuesday.

This story has been updated with new details at 7:25 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. People in Broward and beyond are mourning the sudden loss of Wilton Manors…