Category Archives: LGBTQ Civil Rights
Anti-LGBT Florida School Voucher Scholarship Programs Draws Fire
A recent investigation conducted by the Orlando Sentinel found serious civil rights concerns associated with Florida’s scholarship programs. Also referred to as “school vouchers,” the investigation found that almost $130 million in funding was sent to religious institutions that discriminated against homosexual students; meaning that at least 14 percent of Florida’s 147,000 scholarship students… Read More »
New Legislation Introduced In Florida Would Make Abortions Third-Degree Felony after Heartbeat Detected
A new controversial bill introduced in the Florida Legislature would make abortions a third-degree felony if performed “once a fetal heartbeat is detected,” with exceptions built in for life-threatening situations. In fact, it makes any abortion illegal if a doctor determines that “the unborn human being achieved viability or has a detectable fetal heartbeat…. Read More »
LGBTQ Advocates Are Concerned about the Administration’s New Civil Rights Probe
LGBTQ advocates are understandably concerned after the administration recently released an announcement indicating that it would be conducting a federal investigation into whether a school district’s transgender bathroom policy contributed to the sexual assault of a five-year-old girl in Georgia. According to reports, the school district adopted a policy allowing transgender students to use… Read More »
