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Florida teachers told to hide their same-sex spouses due to “Don’t Say Gay” law
School district lawyers are telling teacher to never to wear rainbows and to scrape off any “safe-space” stickers they have on classroom doors.
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Florida deputy comes out as transgender: ‘I’m happy to finally be me’
Rebecca Storozuk says she used to identify as a gay man, “because I thought that would be easier than trying to explain being trans.”
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Orlando mayor offers non-apology for omitting LGBTQs from Pulse memorial
Nearly one year later, LGBTQ victims and survivors of the Pulse massacre are being erased by politicians from local mayors all the way up to the governor.
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Pulse anniversary to be dedicated in Orlando as ‘Day of Love and Kindness’
There will be an art exhibit, a memorial service at the location of the massacre, and an evening ceremony at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.
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Almost 1,400 same-sex marriage licenses issued in Florida’s top 28 counties
Almost 1,400 gay and lesbian couples were issued marriage licenses in 28 of Florida’s most-populous counties in the two days since a ban on same-sex marriage was lifted.
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Florida man gets 30 years in prison for murder of transgender woman
Kentz Vernes Louis, 23, was convicted of murdering Ashley Sinclair, whose body was found April 4, 2013, in a wooded area in Orange County, Fla.
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Orange County, Fla., Catholic GOP mayor supports marriage equality
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County, Fla., mayor Teresa Jacobs has voiced her support for marriage equality. “I support it,” said Jacobs, who is both a Republican and Catholic. “People should be able to share their lives with the person they love. Government should treat these couples the same. Once you establish that, it takes you to marriage equality.”
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Orange County, Fla., approves benefits for partners, children of gay workers
Commissioners in Orange County, Fla., voted unanimously on Tuesday to extend health and other workplace benefits to the partners and children of gay county employees.
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Orange County, Fla., expands anti-discrimination law to include LGBT protections
ORLANDO, Fla. — Commissioners in Orange County, Fla., voted earlier this week to extend anti-discrimination laws, adding marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity to other protected statuses in private sectors of business and housing.