It’s transgender day of visibility, a day all of us in Florida — even Ron DeSantis — should celebrate. Transgender people have always been here — fighting for equality, leading, and building. From Stonewall and the Compton Cafeteria to today, trans individuals have been at the forefront of every fight for the LGBTQ+ community. All […]
Members of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus elected their leadership for the next two years at the Biennial Organization Membership Meeting on Saturday, March 15. Results include: • Kristen Browde was elected to a full term as president. Browde was elevated from Vice President to President last July when her predecessor, Nathan Bruemmer, resigned in
A new Gallup survey finds that nearly 10 percent of Americans identify as LGBTQ+, up by two-thirds from the 2020 survey of 14,000 adults. Nearly one-quarter of Gen Z adults, those who are age 18 to 27, identify as part of the community. Notably, 1.3 percent of respondents identified as transgender, up from 0.6 percent in 2020.
Florida Special Elections 2025 There will be two special election days in part of Florida, April 1, 2025 and June 10, 2025 Congressional Special Elections will be held April 1, 2025 US House of Representatives – District 1 This special election consists of the following counties: Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and a part of Walton. Special Election
The National Park Service today carried out an absurd Trump administration order and, at Stonewall National Park in New York City, outside the Stonewall Inn, widely regarded as the birthplace of the LGBTQ civil rights movement, removed all references to transgender people. But we will not allow the Trump/Elon Musk effort to invent a story
On only the 15th day of the new administration President Trump issued his fifth illegal, illegitimate and unconstitutional executive order targeting transgender Americans, purporting to ban transgender women but not transgender men from women’s sports. In his effort to justify this order Trump lied repeatedly, falsely claiming that transgender women won gold medals in the
This Black History Month, more than ever before, serves as a recognition, a celebration, and a call to action. This month serves as a reminder of the ongoing journey toward equity and justice that demands our active engagement. While some would halt the progress, we unequivocally reject that effort, and know that progress is certainly
President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order effectively banning transgender Americans from serving in the military. Kristen Browde, President of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement: “The level of stupidity displayed by Trump’s attack on American heroes, volunteers who defend our nation with strength and competence, is matched only by his
Today, we recognize two very different men. One man, Martin Luther King, Jr., spent his life in the service of the community, fighting for justice and freedom, and against the forces of tyranny that first enslaved, then oppressed, entire generations of people. The other, Donald Trump, has spent almost 80 years in service to his own desires while
President Jimmy Carter lived a life of distinction, and earned every accolade being said about him at this time. His focus and work on peace and human rights brought him the Nobel Peace Prize, just one of many awards and honors he received during his 100 years. He was a true patriot, and a principled
