Florida

KEY WEST, Fla. — A same-sex couple in Key West, Fla., has filed a lawsuit after being refused a marriage license in Monroe County.

MIAMI — A coalition of black and Hispanic civil rights groups and pastors is challenging the grounds of a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Eight same-sex couples and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force Florida to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

TAVERES, Fla. — Students fighting to have a gay-straight alliance club at their middle school in central Florida have won a partial victory for the time being.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A second lawsuit has been filed challenging Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, this time in federal court.

NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.

MIAMI — When former GOP Gov. Charlie Crist announced he’d run for his old job as a Democrat in 2014, party leaders rejoiced at the prospect of a pragmatic candidate able to win back centrist Republicans and independent voters who had soured on incumbent Rick Scott.

COCOA, Fla. — A Florida school district on Tuesday lifted the suspension of a high school senior who claimed he was kicked out for appearing in gay adult films.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Six same-sex couples have filed a lawsuit in South Florida seeking to overturn Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Many of Florida’s largest employers on Monday launched the Florida Business Coalition for a Competitive Workforce, aimed at passing a bipartisan bill that would ban anti-gay and gender-based discrimination.