All posts tagged "Jacksonville"
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Florida Church Forcing Members To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Oath
The First Baptist Church in Jacksonville is demanding members sign a "Biblical sexuality" oath expressing opposition to LGBTQ identity.
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GLSEN Launches 80+ “It’s Okay to say Gay!” Billboards Across Florida
GLSEN, the nation’s largest advocacy group for LGBTQ students, in partnership with Equality Florida, GLSEN Tampa Bay, GLSEN Collier, and SAVE LGBT, has launched a...
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Jacksonville’s Republican mayor says he’ll sign gay rights law — if it passes
Republican mayor, now in second term, had previously avoided taking a position on nondiscrimination ordinance
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Jacksonville gay couple rejected by wedding photographer “inundated” with other offers
A gay Jacksonville couple who was refused service by a photographer who cited his religious beliefs as justification for not shooting their wedding photos has...
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Trans woman beaten and dragged behind minivan in brutal attack
Police called the attack "horrendous" and said the woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries
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Police arrest suspect in murder of Jacksonville trans woman Celine Walker
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says suspect had a previous relationship with Walker
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Gary Ray Bowles, “I-95 Killer” who strangled 6 gay men to death, executed in Florida
Gary Ray Bowles, convicted of six murders in 1994 in which he targeted gay men, was put to death in Florida today.
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Gay sailor and spouse’s kiss draw negative reactions from Jacksonville-area TV viewers
A Jacksonville-area TV station received a deluge of negative comments after airing footage of a gay sailor and his spouse kissing. The couple, Bryan and...
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ProPublica: Misgendering transgender crime victims can impede investigations and delay justice
Investigation finds that many police departments identify victims based either on their ID or their sex assigned at birth
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Federal judge: Florida school district must allow trans student to use men’s restroom
Judge rules allowing student to use boys' restroom "poses no threat to the privacy or safety of any of his fellow students"
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Survey: 75% of LGBTQ people in Northeast Florida say they have experienced “everyday discrimination”
Despite an inclusive Human Rights Ordinance in Jacksonville, there's still work to do to change attitudes in Northeast Florida
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Ex-boyfriend charged for shooting Jacksonville transgender woman
Cory Fisher-Thompson allegedly shot the victim after a dispute
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Third transgender woman murdered in Jacksonville, fourth attack so far this year
A 24-year-old woman was discovered shot to death in a city hotel room
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Jacksonville transgender community fearful after third trans woman shot this year
The transgender community of Jacksonville, Florida, is reeling after the shooting of a trans women, marking the third such incident in the city so far...
