tampa

Out lesbian Jane Castor was elected as the new chief of the Tampa Police Department by Mayor Pam Iorio on Wednesday. She is the first women to be chief of the police in Tampa. Castor's promotion is also significant since she is openly gay, she has served for more than six years as a liaison to Tampa's gay and lesbian community.

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and Olympic goalie Hope Solo’s fiancé’, former Seattle Seahawks/Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Jerramy Stevens, 33, was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of fourth degree domestic assault, after an altercation with Solo, 31, at a party the day before their planned wedding day.

There is nothing like a looming presidential election to provide plenty of outrageous material for comics, artists and in this case, a video editor. We definitely give props to Elisa Kreisinger (and AfterEllen for bringing it to our attention) for remixing a recent speech by Ann Romney, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.

The harassment of a transgender student has led to alternative housing options at the University of South Florida. Starting today, students filling out campus housing applications at the Tampa-based school will be able to identify themselves as either male, female, or transitioning. Those who select “transitioning” will have the option to live alone, live with a friend, or be assigned a random roommate.

When Elaine Weber was growing up in Pennsylvania in the 1930s, gas cost 10 cents a gallon. You could buy a car for $265 and a house for $7,800. But you couldn't be an out lesbian. 'I came out when I was 79 and I haven't stopped since,' Weber says with twinkling eyes and a sly grin.

Stanford's impressive center Jayne Appel scored a whopping 46 points leading her team to victory against the Iowa State Cyclones and securing Stanford's Cardinals a slot in the NCAA Women's Tournament Final Four.

It’s a Republican’s nightmare come true: walking, talking vaginas have invaded the Republican National Convention.

For most fans of the NFL, the system of who gets into the playoffs and who doesn't is about as frustrating as the BCS standings and college bowl games. Even with a seemingly clean-cut system, a lot can go wrong. At the end of this football season, a team with a win percentage of only 50 percent will make it into the playoffs and some will be left in the snowstorm.

St.Petersburg, FL, based chemist Jennifer Sunday has filed a lawsuit against Lindsay Lohan claiming the actress and her business partner Lorit Simon stole the formula for their newly launched tanning mist-spray Sevin Nyne

Florida attorney general Pam Bondi is trying to derail marriage equality, yet again.

Out MSNBC host Rachel Maddow will co-anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions with Chris Matthews.

Fantasticks’ star Nick Spangler and his sister Starr nabbed The Amazing Race’s top prize of a $ 1 million, it was revealed in the 13th season series finale Sunday.

It's a rare instance of good news out of Florida as same-sex couples began marrying today in Miami-Dade County. Couples statewide can enjoy the freedom to marry starting tomorrow.

Same-sex marriage in the Sunshine State could soon be determined by the state's Supreme Court.