
Florida's LGBTQ advocates are rallying to support young people in light of 'Don't Say Gay'
CNN
Many advocates have called Florida home for decades and have watched LGBTQ communities thrive in cities like Miami and Orlando. They want these communities to continue thriving for generations to come and are fighting for LGBTQ people of all ages to feel safe in the state.
He's nervous. He's ready.
In elementary school, classmates called him names for what they thought were feminine traits, like the pitch of his voice and his proclivity for hand gestures. His experiences are not unusual for a young LGBTQ person -- 52% of LGBTQ middle and high schoolers said they'd been bullied either in person or electronically in the past year, according to a 2021 report from the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for queer and trans youth.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











