LGBTQ

Accusing Florida of "dangerous political theater," state and national teachers unions have urged an appeals court to side with a transgender Hillsborough County teacher who challenged a law requiring educators to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.

Rejecting arguments by Florida and three other states, a federal judge Tuesday refused to grant a preliminary injunction against a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.

A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball team is being suspended by the district's board for 10 days. The Broward County school board found on Tuesday that Jessica Norton violated state law but said firing her would be too severe.

The Broward County school board was poised to reject Superintendent Howard Hepburn’s recommendation that Jessica Norton be fired as a computer information specialist at Monarch High School, where her daughter played on the varsity team last year. But the board delayed its decision.

The rejection comes without public notice or new law — even when all other government-issued identification reflects their current gender identity.

A federal judge this week refused to toss out a lawsuit challenging a controversial Florida law requiring teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth.

Ely Malik Reyes, a 26-year-old transgender man, competed for the first time in the male 60/65-kilogram category of sanda. The milestone marked the latest step toward inclusion for LGBTQ people in Cuba.

The Biden administration has asked a federal judge to reject Florida's attempt to block a new health care rule about discrimination based on gender identity.

Under the new rules, students must be allowed to use pronouns and bathrooms that align with their gender identity among other changes.

Katie Wood, a transgender Hillsborough County teacher, challenged the state's restrictions on educators’ use of personal pronouns and titles in schools.

This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival includes more than 50 feature and short films from around the world and South Florida. For the first time, OUTshine partnered with the City of Miami to offer free Uber rides to and from certain screenings.