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Transgender faculty and staff at Florida state colleges will be fired if they use a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity, according to a new Florida Board of Education rule approved Wednesday.

An effort by the Broward School Board to honor its diverse communities over the next year turned into more of a feud than a celebration Tuesday.

In past years, resolutions recognizing certain events or groups have passed with little notice. But this year, resolutions to support the LGBTQ community and the instruction of African American history fueled the same angry culture war debates that have become increasingly common statewide.

By the time the 3½-hour discussion was over, the left-leaning majority on the School Board prevailed in passing 98 resolutions, including three in support of the LGBTQ community.

n its short existence, PRISM has become an important player in South Florida’s LGBTQ philanthropic scene, especially for young people learning how to accept and introduce themselves to the world.

Now, after more than three years, PRISM Founder Maxx Fenning is reorganizing the group. His new title is executive director, which allows him to focus on the organization full time.

Florida SuperCon will even have a Pride Lounge featuring the following organizations: Care Resource, PRISM, FIU Pride Center, Triple Threat Kosplay, The McKenzie Project, TransSOCIAL, and SunServe.