Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds faced criticism after repeatedly calling a transgender woman “sir,” including after she corrected him.

Political content creator Jessica Kelly shared a video on Facebook, captioned “Byron Disrespects a Trans Veteran Woman.” Amid a statewide bus tour, Donalds had a tense exchange with the unidentified activist, who pressed the candidate about a recent anti-trans political mailer.

The Democratic incumbent for Florida’s 14th Congressional District, Rep. Kathy Castor, was all smiles last week as she threw transgender Americans under the bus.

At a candidate forum at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club—a nonpartisan organization that hosts political programming such as this—the group’s Republican treasurer, Art Wood, took aim at trans people with the very first question of the event.

“What is your position on men, biological men, in women’s sports?” he asked, invoking a common pejorative used to describe transgender women and girls. “Are you for it or against it?”

“The answer is no,” Castor said, grinning and laughing. She did not elaborate.

A South Florida drag queen is giving a dismantled rainbow crosswalk new life, raising thousands of dollars to support LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations statewide.

Eric Swanson, who performs as Miss Bouvèé, acquired 50 bricks from Miami Beach's former rainbow crosswalk at 12th Street and Ocean Drive through a city auction. Now, Miss Bouvèé is offering the salvaged bricks to supporters in exchange for donations starting at $250, with proceeds benefiting Naples Pride and Key West Pride, CBS Miami reports.

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Broward County, Florida, is a Democratic stronghold. But that political identity has not protected one of its LGBTQ+ institutions from losing county support.

The county has rejected an application for a fiscal year 2027 operating grant from the Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library in Fort Lauderdale, according to the museum, prompting its president and CEO to challenge local officials to defend organizations threatened by Florida’s restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

A school bus flipped over onto its roof during a multivehicle crash in central Florida on Monday morning, killing two people including a 10th grade girl and injuring several others,