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AP PHOTOS: Transgender youths show hardship, resilience
Many young transgender people, wrestling with their identities, find themselves shunned by family, friends and co-workers. Here are their stories.
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Florida Congressman David Jolly announces run for US Senate
He claims his faith leads him to believe in “traditional marriage,” but that the constitution allows for both traditional and same sex marriage.
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FDA shuts down Miami-area blood bank for multiple violations
Did a Miami-area blood bank fail to notify donors that were exposed to HIV?
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Gay adoption ban stricken from Florida laws after four decades
Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Thursday that removes the language from Florida’s statutes – though the ban hasn’t been enforced for the past five years.
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Key West installs permanent rainbow crosswalks
Pedestrians, bicycles and cars are traversing a colorful new section of Key West’s Duval Street following the installation of four permanent rainbow crosswalks.
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Leesburg, Fla., city commissioners pass law banning bias based on sexual orientation
Leesburg city commissioners have passed a law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation after two contentious public hearings this month that divided the commission and members of the public.
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Florida senate panel derails discriminatory adoption bill
A Florida Senate panel on Monday declined to vote on a controversial proposal that would allow taxpayer-supported adoption agencies to use religious or moral beliefs to discriminate against prospective parents.
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Florida Legislature repeals 38‑year‑old state ban on gay adoption
Florida’s nearly four-decades old ban on gay adoption – which has already been struck down by the courts and is no longer enforced – could be repealed under a bill now headed to the governor’s desk.
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Florida clinic agrees to pay $150k in transgender employee’s discrimination suit
A central Florida eye clinic has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve a discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of a transgender employee who was terminated.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio enters 2016 presidential race
Rubio entered the presidential race by offering the nation a younger generation of leadership that breaks free of ideas “stuck in the 20th century,” a jab at both Democratic favorite Hillary Clinton and one-time GOP mentor, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.