It’s time to renew your membership, or to join for the first time, and, as you do, to renew your commitment to fight back against the divisive rhetoric and open bigotry of the Trump and DeSantis administrations. The Democratic Party in Florida has plenty of challenges as we head into the year of the midterms. […]
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
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
On this, Memorial Day, 2025, we remember and honor the sacrifice of those who volunteered, fought and all too often died to protect the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America. We can not permit their spirit and their sacrifice to be wasted by those who would tear up the Constitution, those
It’s transgender day of visibility, a day all of us in Florida — even Ron DeSantis — should celebrate. Transgender people have always been here — fighting for equality, leading, and building. From Stonewall and the Compton Cafeteria to today, trans individuals have been at the forefront of every fight for the LGBTQ+ community. All
A new Gallup survey finds that nearly 10 percent of Americans identify as LGBTQ+, up by two-thirds from the 2020 survey of 14,000 adults. Nearly one-quarter of Gen Z adults, those who are age 18 to 27, identify as part of the community. Notably, 1.3 percent of respondents identified as transgender, up from 0.6 percent in 2020.
Florida Special Elections 2025 There will be two special election days in part of Florida, April 1, 2025 and June 10, 2025 Congressional Special Elections will be held April 1, 2025 US House of Representatives – District 1 This special election consists of the following counties: Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and a part of Walton. Special Election
