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.