A lot has happened in the past year for LGBT rights in Palm Beach County, from memorial events to new legislations offering protections for LGBT youth and individuals.

Philadelphia police are still searching for answers in the brutal murder of a local transgender woman.

Coffee Clatch at Compass is a Palm Beach County social group focusing on mature LGBT people. Held on the first Monday of every month, Coffee Clatch provides safe, enjoyable environment for conversation, community projects and much more. The gathering is free and everyone is welcome.

This week the gay rights group Palm Beach County Human Rights Council caused a bit of a stir when they endorsed Republican Ellyn Bogdanoff over Democrat Maria Sachs for the Florida Senate. Sachs has been a long supporter of gay rights while LGBT activists are split over Bogdanoff.

On Wednesday, Feb 12, Equality Florida Institute will hold its first Annual Palm Beach Reception at 6:30 p.m. at Northern Trust, 11301 U.S. Highway One in North Palm Beach.

From our media partners at Gossip Extra: WELLINGTON – An HIV-infected man savagely attacked Palm Beach County Sheriff‘s deputy and bit off a large bit of flesh from his forearm in a Wellington restaurant.

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A special state fund created to help Idaho navigate state sovereignty conflicts with the federal government has paid out more than $2.1 million over the last two decades, nearly all of it spent on losing legal battles.

Shirley and Joan are women on a mission. In Tallahassee this week they met with state lawmakers representing Palm Beach County on a number of issues and concerns.

”We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and cared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” – Mother Teresa

When the Democratic Party holds its annual national convention next month, Palm Beach County’s LGBT community will be well represented.

A new HIV support network in Palm Beach County focuses on a large, and underserved population: HIV positive people who had the disease before the widespread use of effective antiretroviral therapy. The Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches (MCCPB) started the new network this year.

Almost half of Palm Beach County candidates endorsed by Palm Beach County Human Rights Council won in local elections Tuesday night.

A 5-2 vote from Palm Beach County made history today by becoming the first county in Florida — as well as the largest county in the United States — to ban the practice of conversion therapy for minors.

A Georgia man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for sending threatening communications to multiple Palm Beach County locations.

A six-to-one vote by Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday, Dec. 5 place Palm Beach one vote away from banning conversion therapy in all 39 of the county’s municipalities.

The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council’s Voters Alliance released a list of endorsements for the Aug. 30 primary.

It was a historic night for the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.