Five years ago this month the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council launched the Boca Bigots Run City Hall campaign to bring attention to what they perceived to be 20 years of slights against the LGBT community.

As the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council's 26th year draws to a close, the Board of Directors and I want to wish all of our supporters and allies a happy and healthy 2015.

This week read about a new family law draft that could grant same-sex couples to marry in Cuba, and a university in Africa criticized for its hurtful seminar against transgender and intersex people.

After the first reading, the Greenacres City Council unanimously voted to enact an ordinance to ban conversion therapy on minors in their city last Monday night. 

The Juno Beach Town Council gave initial approval to the Juno Beach Civil Rights Ordinance, which will go into effect on Sept. 23.

Endorsements from Equality Florida, SAVE and PBCHRC

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

In more ways than anyone would care to count, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live.

DECEMBER: The City of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County file Joint Petition for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc in Otto v. City of Boca Raton, the case seeking to strike down their ordinances banning conversion therapy.

Three Palm Beach County high school seniors recently received scholarships of $1,000 each from the Second Annual Daniel S. Hall Social Justice Award Program. Sponsored by the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council and named in honor of the Council’s Board Treasurer, Daniel S. Hall, the awards are granted to college-bound youth who have demonstrated a clear commitment to social justice in Palm Beach County.

Chauncey Graham, a founding member of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council Charitable Foundation, has been selected for Leadership Florida Connect for 2020-2021.

Jasmin Lewis was “filled with emotion” when she was selected to be a 2020 Victory Empowerment Fellow, who are members of the LGBT community who fight for equality and justice in their communities.

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. 

When Rand Hoch gets a call from someone who believes they were discriminated against at work, he has two initial questions for them: where did this happen, and how many people are employed there? 

The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council’s annual Winter Fete took place April 10 at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens raising a record amount for the local LGBT rights organization — more than $90,000.   

The Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors are our community’s treasure.