The Tampa Pride Diversity Parade and festival took over Ybor City the last weekend of March; many held signs that said, “we say gay.”
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DeSantis signs trans girls sports ban on first day of LGBTQ Pride month, protests and legal challenges swiftly follow
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Advocates warn Florida’s Parent’s Bill of Rights will have fatal consequence for LGBTQ youth
A bill some fear will compel teachers and counselors to forcibly out LGBTQ students to their families is making another round through the Florida legislature and some fear the consequences could be fatal. With passage in the House Thursday, the Parent’s Bill of Rights is one step closer to becoming law. LISTEN: Kent Marerro of… Read more »
Florida bills limiting transgender participation in sports look a lot like an Idaho bill already struck down in federal court
Bills limiting the participation of transgender girls in school sports are being criticized for lacking scientific basis. And they look a lot like model legislation that’s already been struck down by federal courts in other states. LISTEN: Two of the bills being pushed through the legislature are, for all intents and purposes, bans on transgender… Read more »
International Women’s Day on WMNF
This Monday, March 8th, WMNF will be celebrating all women. Women of different races, cultures, occupations, and gender identities. International Women’s day is more than just saying “Thank you” to women in your life. It’s about learning what women face every day, and learning how you can help. Women continue to overcome the many hurdles… Read more »
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A Conversation With Slum Of Legs
“The undercarriage of chairs and tables in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world. I wanted to clear up the slum of legs.” A quote from Eero Saarinen, the acclaimed Finnish-American architect and industrial designer on his neo-futuristic tulip chair, designed in 1955 for the Knoll company. At first glance, it may be difficult to… Read more »
Florida House expands school vouchers without LGBTQ student protections
This week the Florida House voted to expand the state’s voucher program for students attending private schools. But an Orlando Sentinel investigation found that dozens of the schools that get money from the program discriminate against LGBTQ students or their families. And an anti-discrimination amendment to the bill failed last week. For reaction, WMNF spoke… Read more »
The Stonewall Anniversary + A Conversation With m1nk on Life Elsewhere
June 28, 2019, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered the most significant event in the gay liberation movement, and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library’s archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries,… Read more »
LGBTQ Resource Center of Gulfport announces its Pride Month events
St. Pete Pride Festival is Sunday June 23; and for several weeks before that date, communities in Pinellas County are celebrating Pride Month 2019. Our guests in the studio spoke about some of the Pride Month events. They are from the Gulfport Library’s LGBTQ Resource Center. Susan Gore is the board chair and Brittany Baldwin… Read more »
Tampa Pride is this weekend in Ybor City
This weekend is the Tampa Pride festival; most events are centered in Ybor City on Saturday. To find out what people can expect, WMNF spoke with Nancy Desmond from Tampa Pride. “Tampa Pride is the Pride event that celebrates the Tampa LGBTQ community. This year our theme is Milestones. We’re celebrating our fifth year. And… Read more »
Allendale United Methodist Church supports LGBTQ rights despite church vote
In late February — at an international conference of the United Methodist Church in St. Louis — delegates voted against a proposal to let regional groups decide whether or not to ordain members of the LGBTQ community and to allow ministers to officiate at same-sex marriages in the church. Joining us in the WMNF studio… Read more »
