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The Scoop: Wed., August 23, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Suspect shot and killed Tampa Police officers and a Polk County sheriff deputy killed a man after coming under fire yesterday while working as U.S. Marshals serving a warrant in Riverview. The 39-year-old was the...
State education officials will weigh approval of a rule that deals with the designation of bathrooms at Florida colleges.
Parenting With Pride: a new group fighting “right-wing extremism” in Florida
Parenting With Pride is Florida partnership involving groups like the Human Rights Campaign, PFLAG and Equality Florida.
Party Politics, Russia, Space and Courage
A celebration of NBA hall-of-famer, Dwayne Wade, in his public comments to his daughter who transitioned from male. The Wade family moved away from Florida due to anti-trans policies. Tampa City Council to take public...
Judge tosses out a legal challenge to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” education law
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Florida's 2022 Parental Rights in Education law that restricts teaching gender identity.
Florida attorneys are trying to stop a class-action lawsuit in a challenge to new restrictions on treatments for transgender people.
The Scoop: Mon., July 31, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Murder of transgender man draws national publicity The murder of a transgender man in Winter Haven marks what some are considering the 15th violent killing of a gender non-conforming or transgender individual this year and...
Museum gives students access to LGBTQ+ history amid Florida’s anti-gay legislation
Listen: Amid a surge in anti-LGBT legislation in Florida, one museum is working to preserve its community’s history for the next generation. The Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale is one of the...
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Big Gay Book Party in St. Pete With anxieties around book bans and classroom instruction at an all-time high, a St. Petersburg book store held a Big Gay Book Party last Saturday to showcase local...
Big Gay Book Party at Book + Bottle in St. Petersburg
With anxieties around book bans and classroom instruction at an all-time high, a St. Petersburg book store held a Big Gay Book Party last Saturday to showcase local LGBTQ authors, and offer them a safe...
“Tampa 5” celebrate getting extension on their court cases
Members of the University of South Florida community who were arrested on campus in March were in court today. Defendants say they now have more time to build their case. The defendants were arrested in...
“Slate of Hate” spurs statewide rallies by Florida For All
A coalition of progressive organizations marched on Saturday in cities across the state of Florida to shine a light on some of the 200 new laws that went into effect that day.
