More than a dozen parents, teachers, and students along with Equality Florida have reached a settlement with the Florida Department of Education and school districts.The settlement will allow K-12 students to speak and write freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in class participation and schoolwork.It will also reinstate Gay-Straight Alliances throughout the state.

The three-day festival will be held on the island of Palm Beach starting March 8

Award-winning author Raymond Arsenault, on his latest book, "John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community"

Lee and Collier counties are taking a new approach to eradicating poverty by offering education to residents across diverse income brackets.The first step was a recent two-day event involving role-play by various people who work for businesses and agencies dealing with hunger and homelessness.

A Cape Coral man was arrested last week for the attack.

A group of young people from Southwest Florida and around the state were in Tallahassee this week, testifying against abortion bans and book bans.

For more than a decade the Coalition of Immokalee Workers have been trying to entice giant retailers to join the Fair Food Program. Wendy's, Publix and Kroger have been hold-outs

Several bills that will harm the LGBTQ and trans community have been filed in the current Florida Legislature.

In a February 10th hearing, the Florida boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine agreed that transgender youth should not have access to hormone therapy, even in the context of a clinical trial.

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition has been nominated this year for a Nobel Peace Prize.