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08/24/2021

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday vacated a July 14 ruling by a three-judge panel that said a St. Johns County School Board policy preventing Drew Adams from using boys’ bathrooms was “arbitrary” and violated equal protection rights.

04/16/2021

"Peter Pan" ballet dancer reflects about getting bullied as a boy.

Patrick Frenette, as Peter Pan, dances with his shadow. (Photo courtesy Orlando Ballet) Get ready for swashbuckling pirates, flying Lost Boys and loads of fairy dust as Orlando Ballet heads toward the second star to the right and straight on ’til morning, completing its 2020-21 season with its tak...

10/07/2019

Two more local Pride events coming up this month -- Sat. Oct. 19 Volusia Pride at Old Fort Park, downtown New Smyrna Beach, and Sat. Oct. 26- 9-4 p.m. Stonewall 50 Conference at the Embry-Riddle Student Center.

09/15/2019

Loving parents learn to be accepting of their le***an, gay and transgender children. Can Orthodox society in Israel learn to do the same?

06/08/2019

Florida student Seth Owen is one of dozens of GLBT leaders being publicized during Pride Month by the Queerty website.

After being disowned by parents and having his college fund yanked for coming out as gay, the 18-year-old high school valedictorian still found a way to make his academic dreams a reality...

05/03/2019

Things do get better.

His Christian pastor brother still says, “I want the best for him. I just don’t support the gay lifestyle...

04/29/2019

Spirited kids in NYC let loose with a great anthem.

02/21/2019

Attn youth of Volusia-Flagler....

12/02/2018

As another World AIDS Day passes by, here are 5 vintage movies with themes related to the epidemic.

11/08/2018

So, fashionistas, what say you? This jacket might draw laughs in the Village or Ptown, but sneers or worse in 99 percent of the USA.

The collection's tagline is "The more hate you wear, the less you care." But who decided they get to reclaim the word on our behalf?

07/07/2018

Some GLBT titles for summertime reading....

These young adult novels will have you rooting for and relating to their gay protagonists.

05/08/2018

Texas border town elects young veteran as its first openly gay mayor.

Bruno Lozano, known as “Ralphy” to friends, is challenging incumbent Robert Garza in Del Rio’s May 5 electoral race.