Screened Out – Selma
Like all fights for equality – and we in the LGBT community should know – history is fraught with politics, personalities, sacrifices, compromises, calculated losses, secret deals, and trade-offs....
View ArticleNebraska bills would bar LGBT discrimination
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers introduced three bills Jan. 21 that would ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents, but even supporters noted they face a...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage case may affect discrimination, religion bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to resuscitate legislation that would protect gay and transgender residents from discrimination, while LGBT advocates explore asking voters to pass the bill...
View ArticleOregon bakery faces up to $150K in discrimination fines
Gresham, Ore. – An Oregon bakery faces fines of up to $150,000 for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries announced Feb. 2 that Sweet Cakes by...
View Article50 years after Selma, Biden ties gay rights to civil rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says the same human rights that African Americans fought for in Selma, Alabama, are at stake for gay rights activists today. Biden is drawing parallels...
View ArticleLesbian rabbi to become president of reform group
As a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in the 1980s, Denise L. Eger lived away from other seminarians. She quietly started a group for fellow gay and...
View ArticleIndiana’s tourism agency hires PR firm
Indianapolis (AP) – Indiana’s economic and tourism development agencies hired a public relations firm on April 13 to repair the damage to the state’s reputation from a religious objections law that...
View ArticleLeesburg, Greenacres leaders pass anti-discrimination laws within their cities
Florida cities Leesburg and Greenacres have passed LGBT civil rights ordinances for their communities expanding the number of towns with laws protecting sexual orientation to eleven. Leesburg City...
View ArticleEquality Florida’s Mike Reedy Enters Race for Florida House
Mike Reedy is a Democrat and is running for State House 63, but he doesn’t consider himself a de rigueur style politician. He is unabashedly grass roots and, while politically liberal, isn’t afraid to...
View ArticleMarriage equality is here, there and everywhere
By now everyone is aware that marriage equality flew over the top of that odd equator of middling mob rule and into reality. On Friday, June 26, nine people—the nine people that make up the third arm...
View ArticleAll’s well in Wellington: Civil rights ordinance passes
You’re welcome! And thank you! Thanks to the work of the Palm Beach Human Rights Council, the Village of Wellington, which encompasses a large part of Palm Beach County, has officially passed a civil...
View ArticleIssue 22.27: Year in Review
Our Big Gay Year: Watermark looks back on making the impossible possible, local news, celebrity interviews, and much, much more! Watermark Issue 22.27 // Dec. 31, 2015-Jan. 13, 2016 On the Cover | Page...
View ArticleThe other side of life: Jeb, interrupted
“Don’t endorse yet, Jason.” That’s what my more prudent friends advised. But I’m stubborn, and there’s something kind of romantic about always picking the right candidate when the rest of the party is...
View ArticleKey Florida races for LGBTs to watch in 2016
Yes, the presidential primary is imminent, but there are other down-ticket races we’ll be following through the August primary and the November general election. We talked to some people; we learned...
View ArticleBreathtakingly clueless: Transgender activists react to Caitlyn Jenner’s...
NEW YORK (AP) – Since coming out a year ago, Caitlyn Jenner has not always been a unifying force in the transgender community. Her latest political remarks – underscoring her conservative outlook and...
View ArticleHarvey Fierstein to reprise his role in NBC’s “Hairspray Live!”
Harvey Fierstein will reprise his role as Edna Turnblad in NBC’s Hairspray Live!, the network’s next televised Broadway musical event. Fierstein won the Tony Award for the role when it debuted on...
View ArticleSAVE THE DATE: 2016 Equality Florida Greater Jacksonville Gala at The River...
SAVE THE DATE: 2016 Equality Florida Greater Jacksonville Gala; Saturday, October 8th, 7p.m. – 9p.m. at The River Club of Jacksonville. 2016 Greater Jacksonville Steering Committee Co-Chairs; Laura...
View ArticleSAVE THE DATE: 2016 Equality Florida Greater Orlando Gala at The Orlando...
SAVE THE DATE: 2016 Equality Florida Greater Orlando Gala; Friday, November 4th, 8p.m. – 11p.m. at The Orlando Museum of Art! 2016 Greater Orlando Steering Committee: Danny Humphress (Co-Chair), Nancy...
View ArticleAttorney General Loretta Lynch says anti-LGBT law violates civil rights
Fayetteville, N.C. (AP) – Civil rights laws exist for anyone victimized because of a physical characteristic they can’t control, and that’s why the U.S. Justice Department challenged a North Carolina...
View ArticleIndiana lawmakers forming committee to study LGBT rights
Indianapolis (AP) – Indiana lawmakers will form a committee to study the possibility of adding LGBT civil rights protections into state law. Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma and GOP Senate leader...
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