Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 16, 2019
4min369
The same effort died early in the 2019 Legislative Session.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 16, 2019
Ryan NicolMarch 7, 2019
3min637
Legislators say the state's lack of affordable housing motivated the move.
Staff ReportsJanuary 18, 2019
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Fried says she won't "tolerate discrimination ... on any basis"
Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2017
3min583
Will 2018 finally be the year that a statewide ban against discrimination against the LGBTQ community in employment, housing and public accommodations becomes the law of the land in Florida? Once again, the Competitive Workforce Act (HB 347) has been filed in the Florida House of Representatives, this time by St. Petersburg Democrat Ben Diamond […]
Jim RosicaOctober 3, 2017
3min445
Legislation filed in the Florida House would add violence against an individual based on “gender or gender identity” to the state’s list of hate crimes. Rep. Joseph Geller, an Aventura Democrat, filed the bill (HB 211) Tuesday. “Florida has recently seen an increase in hate-crimes, from 73 committed in 2014 to 102 in 2015,” according to […]
Associated PressJune 12, 2016
22min286
Pastor Richie Clendenen stepped away from the pulpit, microphone in hand. He walked the aisles of the Christian Fellowship Church, his voice rising to describe the perils believers face in 21st-century America. “The Bible says in this life you will have troubles, you will have persecutions. And Jesus takes it a step further: You’ll be […]
Melissa RossAugust 21, 2015
3min264
Florida attorney Roger Gannam, who spoke out against adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Atlantic Beach human rights ordinance in 2014, is now involved with the defense of a Kentucky county clerk who has religious objections to marrying same-sex couples. On Monday, U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis to issue […]
Guest AuthorJuly 20, 20157min282
With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage for gay couples, Florida leaders have an important decision to make when it comes to our national and international reputation. Will we be a state that embraces equality and fairness or will we be seen as a state that resists progress and shuns diversity? The Supreme Court […]