June 2, 2025
Demonstrators planned a celebration on the bridge, but the drawbridge was raised just as they approached.…
August 6, 2024
Teachers unions target Florida’s pronoun law
The unions are fighting a law that requires educators to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth.…
June 5, 2024
THE JAXSON | 6 stories from Jacksonville’s LGBTQ history
From Timucua two-spirits to bisexual blues musicians to today’s River City Pride, Jacksonville has a storied LGBTQ history.…
May 30, 2024
Unbridled Mustang: Mandarin grad hungry to change his hometown
L.J. Valenzuela is an activist for LGBTQ rights who loves Jacksonville and plans to return after he earns his degree…
April 10, 2024
Federal judge blocks restriction on teacher pronoun use
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said Florida violates a teacher’s First Amendment rights by restricting which pronouns she can…
March 12, 2024
Settlement reached over Florida’s parental rights law
The state settled a lawsuit over a law that critics call “Don’t Say Gay.” The settlement allows LGBTQ+ references in…
January 31, 2024
Jacksonville’s trans community fears new driver’s license rule
Florida is mandating that the gender listed on a driver’s license must match a person’s sex at birth.…
January 18, 2024
House moves toward ban on pride flags at public buildings
Legislation would prevent the display of flags that represent “a political viewpoint,” including race, sexual orientation and political ideology.…
January 17, 2024
LGBTQ group fights bills from Jacksonville rep
Equality Florida decried what it calls “an alarming slate” of bills, including proposals from Republican Rep. Dean Black.…
December 13, 2023
St. Johns County mom fights transgender treatment ban
A trial began Wednesday over Florida’s restrictions on such things as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.…
December 1, 2023
Alachua school district returns LGBTQ book to shelves
The school district determined that a complaint about the book came from a woman who did not live in the…
October 19, 2023
Bathroom rules now apply to private schools in Florida
Students and faculty at private colleges and universities will only be allowed to use facilities that align with the sex…
October 17, 2023
JASMYN’s CEO retires after nearly 30 years
Cindy Watson departs an organization she helped found to help Northeast Florida’s younger LGBTQ+ residents.…
October 5, 2023
ARTS PICKS | Oct. 6-8
Two art shows and Jacksonville’s annual LGBTQ pride festival are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…
August 24, 2023
Colleges ordered to restrict restrooms to ‘sex at birth’
Florida public colleges will be required to have separate facilities “based on biological sex at birth.”…
April 18, 2023
Duval Schools reverses trans restroom policy, no longer discourages ‘outing’ students in new LGBTQ+ support guide
Students in Duval County Public Schools now must use restrooms and lockers in line with their sex assigned at birth…
March 19, 2023
OPINION | Federal case could threaten local LGBT protections
A Catholic bookstore’s suit against Jacksonville’s LGBTQ protections will cast a shadow over the mayoral campaign.…
March 8, 2023
Duval Schools book-review supervisor, who called gay characters ‘contrary to the design of humanity,’ is resigning
The supervisor’s departure comes as Duval Schools has received national scrutiny for its book review process.…
June 28, 2022
OPINION | Remembering David, Jacksonville’s trailblazing gay magazine
From 1970 to 1974, Jacksonville was the headquarters of the first magazine to serve Florida’s gay community. In honor of…
May 17, 2022
What Duval Schools is cutting from its LGBTQ+ Support Guide
In response to Florida’s new, critic-dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” law, Duval County Public Schools plans to slash the district’s decade-old…
May 16, 2022
‘It all boils down to one paragraph.’ Duval Schools could change its LGBTQ support guide Tuesday
The Duval County School Board is set to meet Tuesday morning to discuss an update to its LGBTQ support guide,…