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Gen Z So Queer: Study Shows 28% of Young Adults Identify As LGBTQ
February 12, 2024
Mary Rasura
“The reality is that people have always been LGBTQ+. The results of this survey don't show an increase in the number of people who are queer, it shows an increase in the number of people who feel safe expressing their full and authentic selves,” said Maxx Fenning, the Executive Director of PRISM.
Hundreds of transgender people stage dramatic ‘die-in’ protests at DMVs across Florida
February 10, 2024
Hilary Mitchell
The orchestrated protests were largely coordinated by PRISM, a prominent LGBTQ advocacy group spearheading the “Let Trans People Drive” campaign– in collaboration with allies like the Youth Action Fund, Equality Florida, Hope CommUnity Center, GLSEN Central Florida, and SPEKTRUM Health.
Florida transgender activists stage die-in over rule prohibiting changes to gender on driver's licenses
February 10, 2024
Landon Mion
Transgender activists in Florida held die-in demonstrations at driver’s license offices across the Sunshine State in protest of a new rule to criminalize changing gender on a license to reflect a person's gender identity.
LGBT activists stage die-in at Florida DMVs to protest gender restrictions on licenses
February 9, 2024
Jackson Walker
Florida LGBT activists staged a series of protests at Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) locations across the state Friday.
Dozens of individuals dressed in Pride flags and safety vests entered DMV properties and laid down in mock death, a protest known as a "die-in." Protesters can be seen holding signs reading “hate kills.”
