Discounted flights, accomodations and activites are all available to LGBT co-eds seeking to escape to Florida’s gay-friendly Key West for spring break.
Jamal Moreland, 27, is on trial in Jacksonville for attempted armed robbery and attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his Grindr date during an argument over a dinner bill on February 19, 2023.
At trial this week, Assistant State Attorney Crystal Lorraine Ganpath-Freed told jurors the victim -- whose name is being withheld for his protection -- "went on a date that almost became the date on his tombstone."
She linked Moreland to the crime through evidence, including surveillance video and shell casings, reports Jacksonville CBS affiliate WJAX.
Florida officials have placed signs warning against ādefacingā a crosswalk outside the former Pulse nightclub and begun arresting protesters who chalk over it, just weeks after the state removed the rainbow Pride crosswalk that had commemorated victims of the 2016 massacre.
Framed as part of a broader national crackdown on traffic ādistractionsā led by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Orlando residents fought back by chalking -- and even repainting -- the bare crosswalk in rainbow colors.
āThe Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*,ā wrote local investigative reporter Jason Garcia, who was present at the scene, on X.
Court rules stateās expanded āDonāt Say Gayā provisions are unconstitutionally vague, violating the First Amendment and censoring acclaimed literature.
A federal judge in Florida has struck down major parts of the state's expanded "Don't Say Gay" law, ruling that its book banning provisions violate the First Amendment. Approved in 2023, the law not only restricted classroom discussions of LGBTQ identities but also made it easier for any county resident to demand the removal of books from school libraries.
Under the law, once a complaint was filed schools had five days to pull the contested book from shelves, making it unavailable while under review. Districts were required to set up procedures for handling complaints, but those rules were criticized for favoring would-be censors and sidelining parents who opposed bans.
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Discounted flights, accomodations and activites are all available to LGBT co-eds seeking to escape to Florida’s gay-friendly Key West for spring break.
