The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus is outraged by the hateful, bigoted messages uncovered in a private Telegram group chat among national and state leaders of the Young Republicans, as reported Tuesday by Politico. The chat, titled Restore YR War Room, contained racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic remarks, including praise for Hitler, calls for violence against Jewish Americans, […]
We mourn any loss of life to political violence. It is abhorrent and has no place in our country. At the same time, we must recognize that Charlie Kirk spent his career spreading anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric that put many in our community at risk. His words fueled harassment, threats, and fear for queer and transgender people.We
The Florida LGBTQ+ Caucus is calling on Sarasota Republican Party Chair Jack Brill apologize to Sarasota County School Board member Tom Edwards and the entire LGBTQ+ community in Sarasota after Brill’s open display of bigotry and ignorance in suggesting that there is a conflict of interest between Edwards serving both the community as Executive Director
Join Us for the 2025 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Summer Conference! The Westshore Grand | September 12–14 We’re excited to invite you to the 2025 Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus Summer Conference, happening September 12–14 at The Westshore Grand in Tampa! This is our biggest event of the year…a weekend to Unite. Focus. Resist. We hope
TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus rejects the latest inflammatory and discriminatory rhetoric from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who today threatened legal action against U.S. Masters Swimming, for its transgender inclusive policies. “Faced with litigation against the DeSantis administration’s illegal and dangerous diversion of emergency funds to construct a concentration camp in
Mark your calendar for our 2025 Summer Conference September 12 – 14 in Tampa at The Westshore Grand! Please select the images below to go to ActBlue where you can get additional details and purchase your tickets and reserve your hotel room!
Responding to the United States Supreme Court’s decision announced today in U.S. v Skrmetti, a decision in which the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors, Kristen Browde, the President of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus said, “The Supreme Court’s decision allowing bans on medical care for transgender minors is
Nine years ago, our community and our entire state were forever changed. Today, we pause across Florida to remember the 49 lives lost at the Pulse nightclub shooting. Pulse was more than just a place of celebration; it was a place of safety, identity, and love. Although the attack was an act of hate, our
As we begin Pride Month 2025 the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus reminds the world that Pride is something no would be dictator, no faux puritanical political movement can ever erase. From long before the Stonewall Inn and the Compton Cafeteria the same forces of repression we face today have proclaimed themselves the controllers of our
The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus strongly condemns the City of St. Cloud’s decision to block a Pride Month proclamation by imposing a blanket “pause” on all proclamations. This move effectively silences LGBTQ+ voices during a month meant to honor their history and resilience, and it is especially offensive given that the policy will be reviewed
