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Orlando’s Come Out With Pride marks 20 years with its biggest celebration yet
The stage is set for a party bigger than ever before
LGBTQ+
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Orlando trans activist Ashley Figueroa is a grand marshal of this year’s Come Out With Pride parade
Leading the way
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Orlando LGBTQ+ creatives get the spotlight at Orlando Out Fest this weekend
First time for this Fringe-sponsored event
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Come Out With Pride Orlando announces 2024 theme
Show off your colors of courage this October
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Orlando Out Fest unveils full lineup of shows ahead of September debut
Save a seat for DeSantis!
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Federal appeals court approves Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care
The order reverses a July ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, in which he reaffirmed his block on the ban
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Teachers unions urge appeals court to side with Florida teacher over pronoun law
The Hillsborough County teacher challenged a law requiring educators to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth
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Florida may have to pay businesses’ legal fees after judge permanently blocks part of ‘Stop Woke’ law
Tuesday’s motion for attorney fees described the plaintiffs’ success in the case as ‘resounding’
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Federal judge refuses Florida’s request to block Title IX rule over LGBTQ+ protections
The states and other plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in April, alleging, in part, that the Biden administration overstepped its legal authority
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Orlando Fringe confirms new Out Fest dates following flooding issues
The three-day festival will feature exclusively LGBTQ+ themed performances
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Florida seeks to restrict medical treatments for trans individuals while legal battle continues
‘Whether the state chooses to use a hammer or a scalpel to regulate gender-dysphoria treatments is a matter for the state to decide.’
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New peer respite center opens in Orlando for mental health, a first for Central Florida
The home-like center offers a comfortable, nonclinical space for people to get support from professionals with lived experience.
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Federal judge allows teacher lawsuit against controversial pronoun law to continue
The judge said plaintiffs ‘plausibly’ alleged the law violates protections against workplace discrimination
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Federal judge blocks Biden administration gender identity rule in Florida
The health-care rule would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers
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U.S. Supreme Court will rule on trans treatment bans, a decision expected to impact Florida law
The closely watched case is almost certain to affect similar laws in Florida and more than a dozen other states
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Florida appeals federal judge ruling that blocks ban on trans healthcare
The state wants the ruling put on hold while the appeal plays out
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Federal judge blocks Florida’s ban on trans healthcare, rules it unconstitutional
The state plans to appeal the ruling
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Kandi Krave brings adventurous drag and dance music together at Orlando’s Iron Cow
Drag from Alexandria Hell, Draggedy Anne, Annie Mae, Sue Cyde and Amnesia Effect
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Biden administration pushes back on Florida’s effort to block Title IX discrimination rule
Florida last month also filed a separate lawsuit challenging a federal health-care rule that prevents discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
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Pulse 8-year anniversary commemorative events happening in Orlando this June
Commemorate lives lost and impacted with the Orlando community
