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Florida Board of Medicine to consider barring gender-affirming care in state | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Photo by Zackary Drucker / The Gender Spectrum Collection Alt: A transgender woman in a hospital gown being treated by a doctor,...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to bar state from considering climate change in investments | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge photo by Hunter Crenian/Shutterstock Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use...
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Orange County Public Schools named in lawsuit against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Parents, students and a non-profit organization have filed a federal lawsuit against four Florida school districts, challenging the constitutionality of a new...
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Black voter organization to monitor Florida polling places after creation of elections police | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Pastors, community leaders and educators are joining forces to engage Black voters in Florida’s 2022 elections, with an emphasis on monitoring a...
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St. Pete artist sells stickers of anti-LGBT Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in drag to benefit Equality Florida | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Photo via shopchizzy.com Chad Mize, multimedia artist and designer, is now selling stickers depicting Gov. Ron Desantis as drag queen “Rhonda Santis.”...
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Georgia backs Florida in lawsuit against limiting ballot drop boxes | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals Pointing to broader implications of the case, Georgia is backing Florida in a fight about...
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Florida’s former Dept of Education head protected from testifying in college ‘intellectual freedom’ survey lawsuit | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Facebook/ Richard Corcoran A federal judge has shielded former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a challenge to a 2021...
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UCF removes anti-racist statements from department websites following Florida’s Stop WOKE Act | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Several anti-racist statements put out by University of Central Florida departments have been removed from department websites following the enaction of Florida’s...
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Even with district abolishment drama, Disney World’s Reedy Creek firefighters throw support behind Ron DeSantis | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge On Tuesday night, Disney World’s Reedy Creek firefighters joined other unions in endorsing Gov. Ron DeSantis in his reelection campaign. Yes, the...