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Marco Rubio: You homosexuals are sinners, but I don’t judge
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), already mentioned as a possible GOP presidential candidate for 2016, said he believes homosexuality is a sin, but that he does not “pass judgement.”
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First openly gay state lawmakers sworn in to Florida legislature
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Newly elected Florida State Representatives David Richardson (D-Miami Beach) and Joe Saunders (D-Orlando) took their oaths of office Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay state lawmakers elected to the Florida state legislature.
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Key West police make investigation of anti-gay hate crime top priority
KEY WEST, Fla. — Police in this island resort city are labeling the beating of two men on November 10 an anti-gay hate crime and designated the investigation the department’s top priority.
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Obama nominates openly gay, African American judge to federal bench
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent the names of seven judges to the Senate Wednesday as his nominees for currently vacant slots in the federal judiciary, including an openly gay African-American nominee.
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Parents accuse teacher of ‘contributing’ to turning their daughter gay
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — A Florida high school teacher has filed a complaint against the Deerfield Beach, Fla., school district over its handling of an investigation after a parent alleged that she had a hand in turning a student into a lesbian.
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Victory in Florida: From no LGBT legislators to two or more
Joe Saunders is expected to win his race for the Florida House of Representatives tonight, joining David Richardson, who won a decisive primary for another State House seat in August.
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Broward County schools first in U.S. to recognize LGBT history month
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County School Board members on Wednesday unanimously passed a formal resolution to recognize LGBT History Month, which takes place every October.
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Florida lesbian couple gets good news… and wins the lottery, too!
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — When 35-year-old Tara Tuttle found out that her partner of seven years, Cary Tullos, did not have breast cancer after anxiously awaiting the test results, she was happy and relieved.
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RNC 2012: Florida gay Republicans welcome GOP convention
TAMPA, Fla. — Undaunted by an impeding hurricane that led to the cancellation of the first day of the Republican National Convention, gay GOP leaders in Florida hosted a welcoming event Sunday for convention participants interested in a more LGBT-inclusive Republican Party.
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Jacksonville lawmakers reject adding LGBT protections to human rights ordinance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have expanded that city’s human rights ordinance to include protections for LGBT citizens in the areas of employment, housing, and hotel and restaurants.