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Nine counties, thirty cities, and one town in Florida offer domestic partnership benefits to same-sex couples. In March 2016, a bill passed the Florida House of Representatives by a vote of 112–5 and the Senate by a vote of 38–0 to repeal a 1868 ban on cohabitation between unmarried couples.
This is a list of the first openly LGBTQ people to have held political office in the United States. No openly LGBT person has served as president or vice president of the United States or as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. However, all 50 states have elected openly LGBT people to political office in some capacity and 48 ...
A number of cities and counties in the United States have implemented non-discrimination laws for sexual orientation and/or gender identity. As of October 25, 2017, at least 400 cities and counties prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for both public and private employees. [1]
First LGBT Latino elected to Chicago City Council along with Carlos Ramirez-Rosa [198] John Loza (1963-2018) Democratic: Texas: Dallas City Council (1998-2016) First openly LGBT city council member for a major city in Texas, alongside Annise Parker (Houston) [199] Rebecca Maurer (born 1989) Democratic [c] Ohio: Cleveland City Council (2022 ...
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A settlement has been reached after litigation over Florida's critic-called "Don't Say Gay" law – and both sides are claiming victory. LGBTQ advocacy groups that challenged the law said it was a ...
Florida made national headlines when it enacted what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law in 2022, which limited the instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in public ...
Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law has brought national attention to our state, and some people are wondering whether they should still visit. Dear Lois: For years, my husband and I ...