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News (USA)
Key West just upgraded their rainbow crosswalks in a major way
“[The rainbow crosswalks] mean that everybody is welcome, everybody is equal, everybody is recognized and that we do really abide by the ‘One Human Family’ spirit,” said Key West’s mayor.
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Commentary
Christian conservative leader Franklin Graham is going to visit Key West. So I wrote him a letter.
Key West is known for its diversity, so we’re planning a celebration in honor of Franklin Graham’s visit.
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LGBTQ History
Pride in Pictures 2008: The Pride flag is now our icon
Gilbert Baker dyes and sews a symbol that endures.
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News (USA)
San Francisco voted ‘Most Welcoming City’ in new LGBTQ travel poll
More than 48,000 votes for their favorite destinations and travel icons in 13 categories and we have the results.
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News (USA)
Police arrest Trump supporter wanted in attack on gay couple in Key West
“You live in Trump country now,” the man said, before running them down with his scooter.
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News (USA)
Police obtain hate crime arrest warrant for moped riding Trump supporter
“You live in Trump country now,” the man yelled as he attacked the gay men.
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News (USA)
After Orlando: A tale of two Floridas
Florida’s Key West is one of the most gay-friendly places in the country. The Florida Panhandle (many locals call it the Redneck Riviera) is a different story.
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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
Midnight brings wedding bells as marriage equality arrives in Florida
Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage ended statewide at the stroke of midnight Monday, and court clerks in some counties wasted no time, issuing marriage licenses and performing weddings for same-sex couples in the early morning hours.
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LGBTQ Pride
Florida marriage plaintiffs lead parade as Fantasy Fest wraps in Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — The elaborate 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking ended Sunday on this subtropical island, following its highlight late-night parade that featured grand marshals who pioneered the Florida Keys’ fight for marriage equality.
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News (USA)
Key West plaintiffs seek to appeal marriage ruling to Fla. Supreme Court
MIAMI — Attorneys for two Key West men challenging the state’s ban on same sex marriage want the Florida Supreme Court to take up the case. The lawyers representing the Monroe County couple filed a motion Monday asking that the …
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Florida judge overturns gay marriage ban; ruling applies only to Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla — . A judge in the Florida Keys has overturned the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage after a legal challenge by six gay couples said it effectively made them second-class citizens. The ruling was issued Thursday by Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia and applies only to Monroe County, which covers the Keys. The lawsuit contended …
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News (USA)
Key West couple’s challenge to Fla. same-sex marriage ban goes to court
KEY WEST, Fla. — A same-sex couple from Key West, Fla., are in court Monday for a hearing on their challenge to Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Aaron Huntsman, 43, and William Lee Jones, 42, filed suit in April in Monroe County after being refused a marriage license. The couple, bartenders at 801 Bourbon Bar in Key West, wanted to marry…
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News (USA)
Key West couple files lawsuit challenging Florida’s same-sex marriage ban
KEY WEST, Fla. — A same-sex couple in Key West, Fla., has filed a lawsuit after being refused a marriage license in Monroe County.
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Life
Diana Nyad becomes first to complete Cuba-Florida trip without shark cage
KEY WEST, Fla. — With her lips and tongue swollen, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage.
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News (USA)
Fla. Senate panel advances bill that would create domestic partner registry
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida state Senate panel on Monday passed the “Families First bill,” a measure that would provide limited legal protections for same-sex unmarried partners by creating a statewide domestic partnership registry.
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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
Florida judge approves lesbian couple adoption despite state’s ban
Florida’s outdated gay adoption ban took another hit after a Miami judge approved the adoption by a lesbian couple. Vanessa Alenier and Melanie Leon of Hollywood, FL, became the third gay couple in the last year to be approved to adopt, directly contradicting the state’s 1977 law against it, according to the Miami Herald. Alenier, […]