ACLU Urges Gov. Scott To Follow Fed's Lead On Transgender Issue
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is calling on Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi to follow the federal guidance on the treatment of transgender students.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is calling on Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi to follow the federal guidance on the treatment of transgender students.
Americans are divided when it comes to the transgender bathroom debate, according to a new poll.
Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi have been pressured to weigh in on the bathroom debate involving transgender students.
Family is everything. That's the message U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, her husband and her son express in a new public service ad that centers around transgender equality.
A South Florida student – transitioning from female to male – knows first-hand the bathroom issue can be tricky.
Public schools will allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their chosen gender identity, the Obama administration ordered amid a court fight over the matter in North Carolina.
Since coming out as a transgender woman a year ago, Caitlyn Jenner hasn't always been considered a unifying force in the transgender community.
Caitlyn Jenner has a book deal.
The Reform Jewish movement is making some major strides for the transgender community and its all coming down to a resolution they want passed.
Prosecutors declined to charge Caitlyn Jenner on Wednesday in a California car crash that killed another driver, citing insufficient evidence to support a case.
A new transgender sensitivity training program has been launched at the St. Petersburg Police Department after a Tampa transgender woman's murder — and law enforcement's handling of it — captured national attention.
Caitlyn Jenner accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs while urging acceptance for others who are transgender.
Say bye-bye Bruce, hello Caitlyn Jenner.
A bill that would ban transgender Floridians from using single-sex bathrooms that don't match the gender of their birth passed a second House committee Tuesday, following hours of debate.
A newly passed bill may limit transgender men and women wanting to use a certain bathroom.
The death of a 46-year-old transgender woman at her home in Southwest Miami-Dade is being investigated as a homicide, according to Miami-Dade Police sources.
In early December, the Miami-Dade County Commission is set to vote on whether to include transgender protection in the Human Rights Ordinance. That ordinance currently makes it illegal to discriminate against an individual based on age, gender, race and sexual orientation. Jim discusses this with former Miami-Dade commissioner Katy Sorenson, who is the original sponsor of the ordinance, and Anthony Verdugo, who is the executive director of the Christian Family Coalition. First we air an expanded version of Jim's sit-down interview with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, her husband Dexter Lehtinen, and their transgender son Rodrigo.
Rodrigo Lehtinen grew up in a household grounded in Republican politics.
The LGBT community needs to look no further than Florida when it comes to the promotion of equality. A human rights campaign not only marked Florida above the national average, four cities got perfect scores.
A Miami organization that helps victims of sex trafficking is one of four nationwide to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
A new book that tackles the topic of transgender children is co-authored by a teenager from South Florida who has first-hand experience with the often misunderstood issue.
A transgender protection ordinance won a preliminary vote on Tuesday in Miami-Dade.
The City of Doral has become the latest South Florida city to approve domestic partnership benefits for city employees.
A seemingly normal taxi ride took a violent turn in Oakland Park when Broward Sheriff's Office detectives said a transgendered person robbed the driver at knifepoint.
The Panthers team is one of the first teams to incorporate a new "You Can Play" project that was introduced by the NHL.
Ashley Perez says she thought she was going to die when four dogs attacked her in Miami-Dade, and six days later, the final dog has been captured.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
A 31-year-old man faces multiple charges after investigators say he fired four shots toward a Miami International Airport terminal.
Ashley Perez says she thought she was going to die when four dogs attacked her in Miami-Dade, and six days later, the final dog has been captured.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.