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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics TAMPA, FL — (04-24-22) — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a billboard campaign of “The Sunshine ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ State” last week in Tampa and several other Florida cities. The billboards sponsored by HRC, are located in high-traffic areas and are [...]
BOCA RATON, FL — (04-08-22) — Starting today, Nu Sensuelle will be joining hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals and allies in GLSEN’s worldwide “Day of Silence” movement. Founded by a group of teachers in 1990, GLSEN is an American education organization that actively works to end discrimination, harassment, nd bullying based on sexual orientation, [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – (04-07-22) – A new PEN America report found that Republican states governed by conservatives, have banned 1,145 books on the subjects of race and LGBTQ history. If you thought that was bad enough, Republican legislatures in 26 states are pushing this dark age practice in 86 school districts. The first-of-its kind report [...]
ANNAPOLIS, MD — (04-03-22) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday called fellow Republican governor Ron DeSantis "Don't Say Gay' bill 'absurd'. The Parental Rights in Education bill, which critics have referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill has divided the GOP among its hardliners and moderate members. “I think the bill was [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (03-31-22) — LGBT Groups are suing Florida state Gov. Ron DeSantis to get an injunction against the state's new 'Don't Say Gay' Law, the new law forbidding classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. The 'Don't Say Gay' Law has put an ugly spotlight on Florida [...]
ORLANDO, FL — (03-29-22) — A massive Billboard campaign running across Florida is encouraging people to 'Say Gay', a response to newly enacted education legislation signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. Billboards starting popping up in some of Florida’s largest cities that include Jacksonville, Orlando and Tallahassee encouraging [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (03-25-22) — Utah's Republican state lawmakers on Friday, overrode governor Spencer Cox (R) veto of a bill that bans transgender students from playing girls’ sports, ensuring that the anti-LGBT piece of legislation will go into effect. During a special session called specifically to consider a veto override, both Republican-controlled chambers [...]
LAS VEGAS — (03-17-22) — Oklahoma Christian University has garnered serious backlash for allegedly terminating a professor who says he was let go for bringing a Gay guest speaker to his class. Professor Michael O’Keefe taught graphic design at Oklahoma Christian University for more than 40 years before being terminated on March 7. O’Keefe’s lawyer, [...]
BAY LAKE, FL — (03-11-22) — Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized to LGBTQ+ employees on Friday, and announced Disney would pause all political donations in Florida to the GOP following a backlash of his lack of response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “Speaking to you, reading your messages, and meeting with you have helped [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-24-22) — Florida's Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed their discrimination bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Thursday. The anti-LGBT bill would prohibit "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity" in the state’s primary schools. The legislation — titled the 'Parental Rights in Education' bill aka "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to the [...]