"Gov. DeSantis & politicians are imposing their personal beliefs on Floridians by punishing businesses that support the LGBTQ+ community"
The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court on behalf of Samantha & Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old transgender daughter
The previous version last session was cosponsored by 206 House Democrats but failed to advance beyond the U.S. House Judiciary Committee
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and student activist leaders spoke out including Jack Petocz who had organized and led the student statewide protests
The string of drug-facilitated robberies of men who visited LGBTQ bars in Hell’s Kitchen had the LGBTQ+ community on edge for months
USAID administrator testified before House subcommittee on Tuesday
Also on Tuesday, a state Senate committee advanced a bill to ban transgender girls from playing girls sports in middle and high school
Lettman-Hicks & Gillum, who identifies as bisexual, have strongly denied the allegations calling them politically motivated by Republicans
GLAAD leads coalition in second protest of New York Times still asking after two months: “Why won’t you meet with trans community leaders?”
A national law that further stigmatizes these children is completely unnecessary and would only put students at greater risk
