Florida
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THE ORANGE MAN rings the death knell for Floridians who need life-saving HIV medication
Having The Orange Man as a fellow resident in our Red State does way more harm than good. His Big Beautiful Bill (sic) could strip more than 10,000 Floridians of life-saving HIV medication …. and the fact that HIV disproportionately impacts low income people, people of color, and LGBTQ people is probably a major reason for…
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The Ban on Conversion Therapy in FLORIDA WAS STRUCK DOWN by the Courts
Ever since De Santis won the Governorship of Florida in 2019, QUEERGURU has lost all sense of pride that this is one of our home States (The other being Massachusetts). Since then, our community has faced regular headlines such as this one in May 2023 Gov. DeSantis Signs Slate of Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, Enacting a…
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Miami queer filmmaker KAREEM TABSCH gets a prestigious ELLIE AWARD to help finance his new doc on the gay-hating ANITA BRYANT
The last estimated LGBTQ population in Florida (in 2020) was almost 900K ….. making it the 4th largest US State for gay men and women. Yet, it seems like we are still fighting for our very existence, even though homosexuality was legalized in 2002 and same-sex marriage since 2015. Only this week, the latest homophobic…
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Queer Life in Florida when Hate replaces Love : a Queerguru Opinion Piece
Queerguru has wintered in Miami Beach for the past 20+ years because as an Brit expat we were always attracted by the climate, the stunning art-deco architecture and the vibrant queer community. (And we should mention the men …..II) Coming from London it was important to us to be able to live in…
