/tags/lgbt-community LGBT community en-US WLRN Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:17:52 GMT /health/2023-09-05/trans-nonbinary-floridians-leaving-survey The Human Rights Campaign surveyed more than 14,000 people nationally. In Florida, the majority have thought about or made plans to leave the state. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:17:52 GMT /health/2023-09-05/trans-nonbinary-floridians-leaving-survey Daylina Miller /arts-culture/2023-08-24/miami-film-festival-lgbtq-stories Anita’s Film Festival, a showcase of independent LGBTQ short films from Florida and beyond, returns for its second year at the University of Miami’s Bill Cosford Cinema. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:16:42 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-24/miami-film-festival-lgbtq-stories Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald /government-politics/2023-07-02/an-anti-trump-video-shared-by-the-desantis-campaign-is-homophobic-says-a-conservative-lgbt-group The video was shared on Twitter on Friday, the last day of June’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Sun, 02 Jul 2023 19:48:15 GMT /government-politics/2023-07-02/an-anti-trump-video-shared-by-the-desantis-campaign-is-homophobic-says-a-conservative-lgbt-group JILL COLVIN – The Associated Press /health/2023-06-05/trans-people-florida-anti-lgbtq-laws People have given $200,000 since January to fundraisers on GoFundMe started by trans people seeking to leave Florida, according to data from the platform. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:50:26 GMT /health/2023-06-05/trans-people-florida-anti-lgbtq-laws Associated Press /arts-culture/2023-04-05/can-kids-see-mrs-doubtfire-how-desantis-anti-drag-war-is-affecting-the-performing-arts “Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical,” the Broadway show based on the beloved Robin Williams movie of the same name, is caught in the crossfire of Florida's anti-drag war. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-04-05/can-kids-see-mrs-doubtfire-how-desantis-anti-drag-war-is-affecting-the-performing-arts Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald /arts-culture/2023-03-24/a-story-worth-telling-this-exhibit-in-little-haiti-pays-tribute-to-queer-black-miami “Give Them Their Flowers,” a new exhibition at the Little Haiti Cultural Center Art Gallery, displays and celebrates Miami’s under-documented Black LGBTQ community at a time when Florida’s government has become increasingly hostile toward Black and LGBTQ representation. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-03-24/a-story-worth-telling-this-exhibit-in-little-haiti-pays-tribute-to-queer-black-miami Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald /news/2022-08-15/trans-advocates-criticize-florida-rule-that-bans-medicaid-from-covering-gender-affirming-treatment Under the rule, the Medicaid program would not cover puberty-blocking medication, hormones and hormone “antagonists,” gender affirmation surgeries and any “other procedures that alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics.” It goes into effect Aug. 21. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:20:00 GMT /news/2022-08-15/trans-advocates-criticize-florida-rule-that-bans-medicaid-from-covering-gender-affirming-treatment Daylina Miller /news/2022-08-05/attorneys-general-from-15-states-d-c-oppose-floridas-controversial-education-law Saying the law will “stigmatize and harm LGBTQ youth,” attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia are seeking to aid challengers to a new Florida law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in the state's public schools. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:44:06 GMT /news/2022-08-05/attorneys-general-from-15-states-d-c-oppose-floridas-controversial-education-law News Service of Florida /news/2022-07-29/under-fire-u-s-officials-say-monkeypox-can-still-be-stopped The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so far limited vaccine supplies. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:40:37 GMT /news/2022-07-29/under-fire-u-s-officials-say-monkeypox-can-still-be-stopped The Associated Press /news/2022-07-19/monkeypox-keeps-spreading-heres-what-authorities-are-doing-to-stop-it Public health experts know what it takes to control a disease outbreak: access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:16:25 GMT /news/2022-07-19/monkeypox-keeps-spreading-heres-what-authorities-are-doing-to-stop-it Ari Shapiro