In another setback for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive anti-LGBTQ agenda, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction allowing a transgender public school teacher to use her preferred title and pronouns while on the job. “Once again, the State of…
DeSantis’s war on woke suffers legal losses and backlash
“In Florida, we will not let the far-left woke agenda take over our schools and workplaces,” declared Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022. GOP legislators embraced his culture war agenda, passing bills restricting drag shows and Critical Race theory that fueled…
Settlement means you can ‘say gay’ in Florida schools after all
It turns out you can “say gay” in Florida’s public schools — just so long as you’re not the teacher presenting classroom content. On Monday, March 12, a settlement was announced between the state of Florida and an LGBTQ group…
Defying DeSantis, most Florida parents support public education
Parents in Florida are overwhelmingly supportive of public education despite claims by conservatives that the system is damaged beyond repair, according to a new poll commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The survey released earlier this month found more…
Pastors and politicians slam DeSantis for luring immigrants from a church to be sent out of state
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost pulled no punches in criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for hiring private companies to distribute migrant relocation flyers at an Orlando-area church that serves immigrants. Titled “Welcome to my bright horizon,” the brochures promised immigrants of…
Florida surgeon general spreads more doubts about COVID vaccines
Florida’s controversial surgeon general — who has said his religious faith inspires his opposition to COVID vaccines — began the new year by warning mRNA coronavirus vaccines could contaminate patients’ DNA. That conspiracy theory has been roundly debunked by the…
Christian Colleges caught in ‘woke’ culture wars
Christian universities are feeling the pressure to choose a side in the ongoing culture wars over “wokeness.” The issue of “wokeness” has only grown over time as the term has become a core rhetorical point in the culture wars, presidential…
Florida’s Latino community prefers Biden over DeSantis but Trump over Biden
Most Hispanics in Florida would vote for Joe Biden over Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 election but would switch to Donald Trump if he ends up as the Republican presidential candidate, according to a new survey by Unidos US….
Supreme Court declines to reinstate Florida ban on drag shows
“Pro-family” groups that hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would defend a Florida law banning drag shows were disappointed by a decision announced a week before Thanksgiving that leaves the law unenforceable while a legal battle continues over its constitutionality. The…