This legislative season has been particularly bad for queer rights with hundreds of anti-LGBT bills being introduced around the country.  

The 37^th annual Pride fest South Florida runs March 1and 2 in Holiday Park. This year’s event will have a decidedly 80s feel with one of the headliners being Sheena Easton.

First of all, I am writing this to the readers of SFGN, Hot Spots, and the Agenda in my capacity as the chairman of Pride of Greater Fort Lauderdale.

GOSHEN, Ind. - Officials in a second northern Indiana city have backed off expanding anti-discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity following a push by opponents against the proposals.

(WB) Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Anthony Brown (D-Md.) on March 4 introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that calls for creating a federal commission to investigate “the historic and ongoing impacts of discriminatory military policies and practices on LGBTQ service members and veterans.”

LONDON (AP) — A British man has been charged with drugging and murdering four young men he met on gay websites.

Another year has passed, and all remains quiet in the case of Henry Vidal.

Pride Fort Lauderdale’s financial health is questionable. One of those questions is: when will they repay money owed to CAN Community Health?

Another board member is resigning from Pride Fort Lauderdale. 

(SS) Up to 25,000 people were expected Sunday at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park for the 40th annual Pride Fort Lauderdale celebration, according to organizers.

There will not be competing gay pride events in Wilton Manors this year during June.

It’s been over a month and homophobes are still attacking Cadbury’s Creme Egg Golden Goobilee commercial, going so far as to create a petition to take it down.

It’s been a long time since I’ve left a theater angry. It’s been an even longer time since I found myself still fuming days later as I write a review.

Pageant will take place during Fort Lauderdale Pride

A county clerk in Kentucky will not immediately issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, her lawyer says, despite a federal judge ordering her to do so Wednesday in a case that seeks to reconcile the country's new marriage law and its protections of religious freedom.

They waited on a call that never came.

Well, Christmas is over once again. My favorite time of year has come and gone.

It’s All About Coming Together

There are few things more rewarding in life than watching a plant blossom.

All is well that ends well. Perhaps.

As the first “Pride” since the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January, Miik Martorell sees Pride Fort Lauderdale as the first opportunity for the local LGBT community to speak out.

“Lots of colors, rainbows, and sparkly stuff.” That’s what DJ Kidd Madonny of 3DX, hired by event organizers, said visitors to this year’s Pride Fort Lauderdale should expect.

Tens of thousands of people showed up on the beach for Pride Fort Lauderdale’s event on Sunday, exceeding expectations for the new venue. In fact so many showed up, the crowd threatened to overwhelm organizers – the bars ran out of liquor twice and shuttle service slowed to a crawl.

Meeting ends in shouting, threats to quit and a possible violation of its own bylaws

The party’s been over for months, but Miik Martorell said Pride Fort Lauderdale’s “proudest moment” was miles from the sun and surf of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park – the site of this year’s Pride Fort Lauderdale festival in February. 

The pandemic’s sting in 2020 was devastating for those who produce a wide array of gay Pride events.

Pride Fort Lauderdale kicks off Oct. 7 with an evening pub crawl through Wilton Manors presented by the Stonewall National Museum & Archives.

Organization makes efforts to include women

The annual event is fresh and new, but almost didn’t happen

As Pride Fort Lauderdale re-launched its brand over the weekend, the fledgling organization saw familiar issues surface.