1. Tell us a little about yourself… I am Buket Turkmen. I am 22 and I am a senior at University Of Tampa, I study Criminology and Criminal Justice. I am from Turkey and I have been living in Florida for about 3 years. 2. Why are you involved with LGBTQ activism? I am originally from Turkey and it…

Equality Florida Challenges Rick Scott's Broken Promise on LGBT Protections Seeks Rule To End Discrimination in State Employment TALLAHASSEE, FL - Equality Florida has filed a petition to compel the Governor Rick Scott administration to establish the LGBT protections that the Governor’s staff…

Written By: Jon Harris Maurer, Public Policy Director   When I talk to folks around the state about banning so-called “conversion therapy,” the most frequent question I get is, “Does that even still happen?” Sadly, it does. And right now, those who seek to gain from inflicting conversion therapy on…

Equality Florida Institute will present its Florida Media for Equality Award to South Florida Gay News (SFGN) and publisher, Norm Kent, at the organization’s 16th Annual Equality Florida Broward Gala on Sunday, November 11th at Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale.  The award…