Broward County human rights activist Michael Rajner confronted Florida Governor Rick Scott this week in Tallahassee over the Governor’s failure to mention the LGBT community in his annual State of the State address.

Despite bipartisan support, a bill in the state legislature to allocate $600,000 for sidewalk connectivity in Wilton Manors failed to make it past Governor Rick Scott’s veto pen.

Christine Leinonen lost her son Christopher and his boyfriend Juan Ramon Guerrero a year ago in the Pulse nightclub shooting, and has been advocating everyday since to end homophobia and transphobia in her community and her state. 

Florida Governor Rick Scott expressed his heartbreak for the victims and families of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in his State of the State Address on Tuesday. He did not, however, go into specifics on who exactly those victims were, leaving references to LGBT and Latinx communities out of his speech. 

As a pastor in Miami’s Liberty City, I hope Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott will help find common ground to ensure fairness and equality for all Americans.

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed into a law a constitutional amendment SB 8-A to implement Florida’s medical marijuana plan, now seven months into its initial voter approval.