Florida AG leads support for parents’ SCOTUS case over child’s pronouns

Uthmeier’s letter of support is the latest turn of legal events involving January Littlejohn, now a banner for parental rights in GOP Circles

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

News

Equality Florida fires back at DeSantis calling Pride events ‘wasteful spending’

Equality Florida called the list of expenditures ‘a pathetic effort to distract from his corruption, inside dealing, and scandals’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

News

Protester assaulted at Pulse crosswalk

Video footage shows a man kicking a person on the ground at the site of the formerly rainbow-colored crosswalk.

by McKenna Schueler September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Performing Arts

Central Florida Ballroom Collective vogued and served face at ‘We’re Your Venus’

The event at the Mezz raised funds fabulously

by Matt Keller Lehman and Matthew Moyer September 15, 2025September 16, 2025

News

Florida lawmakers warn DOGE could cut support for LGBTQ programs

‘I think you need to be prepared for what is coming,’ warned Orlando state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Arts + Culture

The Center Orlando launches queer arts festival Q Fest

The interactive LGBTQ+ theater festival is set to take place over four days in November

by Chloe Greenberg September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Arts + Culture

We’re Your Venus party serves face, film and ballroom for community and a good cause in Orlando

The Central Florida Ballroom Collective takes over the Mezz on Saturday

by Matthew Moyer September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Orlando Area News

Orlando approves Pulse memorial funding plan

The approval punctuates nearly a decade of debate and controversy

by Chloe Greenberg September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

News

Florida parents take child’s pronoun fight to Supreme Court

The lawsuit stems from the 2020-2021 school year, when January and Jeffrey Littlejohns’ 13-year-old asked to go by a male name and use they and them pronouns

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

News

Miami Beach challenges FDOT’s street art ban

Miami Beach says the state targeted a rainbow-colored crosswalk at Ocean Drive and 12th Street in the city

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

Performing Arts

The horrifyingly glamorous stars of the ‘Boulet Brothers Dragula’ haunt the Plaza Live

Get ready to get scared, uglies

by Matthew Moyer September 3, 2025September 7, 2025

News

Why did the Florida DOT remove a rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse that they recently paid to repaint?

State officials have claimed safety was the reason for the change, even though they paid to repaint the Pulse crosswalk as recently as last year

by McKenna Schueler August 27, 2025September 1, 2025

News

Gov. DeSantis calls crosswalk outside a mass shooting memorial ‘political’

The crosswalk is located outside the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which has long stood as the city’s interim — and only — memorial

by Chloe Greenberg August 22, 2025September 1, 2025

News

Orlando’s Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk painted over in ‘callous’ overnight act

The crosswalk had served as both a safety measure and memorial to the 49 victims of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub.

by McKenna Schueler August 21, 2025September 1, 2025

News

LGBT+ Center to close Kissimmee office due to budget constraints

The nonprofit plans to centralize services at its main Orlando locations, which will remain open and operational.

by McKenna Schueler August 15, 2025August 24, 2025

News

Orange County School Board rejects bid to ditch LGBTQ+ History Month proclamation

This is the second time school board member and Moms for Liberty activist Alicia Farrant has tried to get rid of the proclamation.

by McKenna Schueler August 13, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts + Culture

Trans comedian and ghost-hunter Roz Hernandez has a stand-up date at the Ren Theatre

“Comedy in a Gay Bar?!” indeed

by Matthew Moyer August 7, 2025September 1, 2025

News

DeSantis administration renews bid to enforce law that prevents children from attending drag shows

The move comes after a federal appeals court panel backed Central Florida’s Hamburger Mary’s in its fight against the law

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida August 5, 2025August 13, 2025

News

Zebra Youth executive director Heather Wilkie prepares to leave nonprofit “in good hands”

As the LGBTQ+ nonprofit conducts a national search for a new lead, Wilkie feels the nonprofit is in a good place with its board and community support.

by McKenna Schueler July 25, 2025August 31, 2025