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Pole-dancing convention cancels Orlando event due to Gov. DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ+ laws | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via PoleConvention.com The International Pole Convention, also known as PoleCon, will no longer host an Orlando…

10 months ago

Judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender care | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Calling the state’s policy “invidious discrimination” against transgender people, a federal judge ruled that Florida’s prohibition against…

11 months ago

‘Gender identity is real’: Judge blocks DeSantis’ ban on gender-affirming care for Florida youths | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Adobe A Florida judge has blocked Gov. DeSantis' administration's ban on transgender affirming care A…

11 months ago

Pediatricians fight Florida House’s subpoena over gender-affirming care standards | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge A statewide pediatricians association is pushing back in federal court against the Florida House’s efforts to obtain…

12 months ago

Orlando Publix bakery refused to put the word ‘trans’ on a cake, says support group | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Yasmin Flasterstein and Dandelion Hill had just one stop left on their way to a "transgender joy" event…

12 months ago

Florida bill that expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law heads to Gov. DeSantis | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Matt Keller Lehman In one of the most-controversial education issues of the 2023 legislative session,…

1 year ago

Orlando residents gather to ‘spread trans joy’ by creating care packages for transgender Floridians | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge photo by McKenna Schueler Andrea Montanez, a community organizer in Orlando, wants to spread joy to transgender…

1 year ago

Florida Republicans will subpoena trans treatment records from two medical groups | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge In a rarely used move, a Florida House committee on Monday gave permission to its chairman to…

1 year ago

Orlando’s former Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith announces bid for Florida Senate in 2024 | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge McKenna Schueler/Orlando Weekly Former state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando announces 2024 run for Florida Senate…

1 year ago