Equity and Inclusion

A Jacksonville high school is the first in Florida to add a gender-neutral title, "Prom Sovereign," to prom court. Any senior can run for the new prom title, regardless of their gender identity.

New York City is launching an advertising campaign in Florida with billboards across the Sunshine State, including here in Tampa, to denounce the state's controversial Parental Rights in Education law that forbids instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-3. The billboards invite Floridians unhappy with the new law to move to NYC.

Disney is taking out "ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls" from their recorded theme park greetings in the company's push to promote gender inclusion and create a more welcoming environment for guests who do not identify as male or female.

The city of Tampa is partnering with the CLEO Institute as it develops its Climate Action and Equity Plan. 

March is Women's History Month and FOX 13 is are highlighting a group of women who are making a difference at a Bay Area hospital.

The Florida Senate passed a bill that would prohibit doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most bitterly disputed issues of the 2022 legislative session.

Hundreds of high school students from at least three high schools across Tampa Bay held walkouts to show their opposition to Florida’s so-called "Don’t Say Gay" bill that is poised to end up on the governor’s desk for a signature and to be made law.

The Florida House version of the so-called "Don’t Say Gay" bill passed in a 69-47 party line vote Thursday.

Millions of tourists visit Pinellas County beaches each year, yet, for visitors and residents with disabilities, the sand can be treacherous terrain. The city of Clearwater is taking steps to increase accessibility.

A plan to ban abortions in Florida after 15 weeks is one step away from the governor’s desk. 

Florida’s so-called "Don’t Say Gay" bill includes a new proposed amendment that would force schools to out students about their sexual orientation to their parents, causing more concern from those in the LGBTQ community.

Neighbors are rallying together after anti-Semitic fliers were littered in several Sarasota neighborhoods. They refused to stay silent. Instead, they passed out yard signs reading "United Against Hate." An action intended to cause hurt is being met with solidarity.

The grounds on which Jeraldine Williams walks are as hallowed as the words she wrote for the woman buried beneath them.

Hillsborough County commissioners learned of 45 new unmarked graves and burial sites on county property Wednesday, just as the state legislature considered a bill that would find and save those sites across Florida. 

USF forensic scientist Dr. Erin Kimmerle says she spent the last two years combing through historic records to track down the long-forgotten sites. The cemeteries became abandoned for a variety of reasons but once lost from official records and built over, they are extremely difficult to relocate.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress passed a bill Thursday that ends forced arbitration of sexual harassment and assault claims in the workplace, a major milestone for the Me Too movement.