27 h. ago New underwater park unveiled as 22 cars are plunged into the ocean in Florida — for a good reason

The reefs will be located about 20 feet below the surface of the water and about 800 feet from the shore

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31 h. ago Underwater sculpture park brings coral reef art to Miami Beach

A group that is pioneering underwater sculpture parks as a way to establish human-made coral reefs has deployed its first installation off Miami Beach

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35 h. ago Move over Brighton, this northern city is ready to snatch England’s queer crown

London may have the largest LGBT+ community and Brighton tends to get more attention, but in Manchester Rory Buccheri discovers a history that goes back beyond the clubs of Canal Street and a passion for an inclusive future

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8 d. ago King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT armed forces veterans

Monument honours those whose careers were cut short by the ‘gay ban’ in place from 1967 to 2000The king has laid flowers at the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT armed forces and met veterans who spoke of the trauma inflicted by the military’s former “gay ban”.Charles was joined by dozens of serving and former members of the armed forces at the dedication of the memorial, titled An Opened Letter, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Monday. It was his first official engagement in support of the LGBT community. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves sparks outrage in Florida's capital city

A proposal to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the burial grounds for enslaved people is sparking public outcry in Tallahassee

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2 w. ago Houston residents protest as crews remove rainbow crosswalks from city street

‘We are wasting time on a distraction and a vilification of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans people,’ one protester told local news

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3 w. ago St. Petersburg to vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals

The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages

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3 w. ago Russell Tovey: LGBT+ community should ‘prepare ourselves’ for Reform government

Actor Tovey was speaking after being awarded Attitude magazine’s man of the year award for his charity work.

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3 w. ago Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida because of unrest linked to the immigration crackdown in the city, according to a person familiar with the decision

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4 w. ago Cops desperately try to save woman, 24, from her burning Tesla... but weren't able to rescue her in time

Julie Eibinder, 24, was cut off by an SUV driver while driving in North Miami Beach. The vehicles collided and Eibinder's Tesla struck a pole, causing it to erupt into flames.

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4 w. ago Lawsuit challenges vote to gift prime Miami real estate for Trump's presidential library

A Miami activist alleges that city officials violated Florida’s open government law when they gifted a sizable plot of prime downtown real estate to the state, which then transferred it to the foundation for Donald Trump’s future presidential library

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4 w. ago Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal

A rainbow-colored crosswalk celebrating the contributions of Miami Beach's LGBTQ+ community has been removed from the city’s iconic Ocean Drive

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4 w. ago Miami Beach becomes latest Florida city to see rainbow crosswalk removed, angering LGBT community

Florida state officials directed local governments to remove art from crosswalks and intersections, including anything ‘associated with social, political, or ideological messages’

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