February 2018
Peter Cruise, an openly gay man, is appointed to the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics.
January 2018
The Village of Royal Palm Beach adopts a resolution calling for unity and embracing diversity.
Myra Koutzen, an open lesbian, is re-elected without opposition to serve as Mayor of Palm Beach Shores.
Andy Amoroso, an openly gay man, is re-elected without opposition to serve as a Lake Worth City Commissioner.
December 2017
Palm Beach County becomes the first county in Florida – and the largest county in the United States – to enact a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
October 2017
The City of Boca Raton enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
August 2017
The City of Greenacres enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
June 2017
The City of Palm Beach Gardens passes a resolution opposing conversion therapy for minors.
The Village of Wellington enacts a ban on conversion therapy on minors.
May 2017
The City of Delray Beach enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
The City of Riviera Beach Beach enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
PBCHRC Treasurer Dan Hall is awarded the Diversity Honors award by the Harvey Milk Foundation
April 2017
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners updates the definition of "sexual orientation" in county ordinances from "male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality, by preference or practice" to "heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality or asexuality, whether actual or perceived."
January 2017
The City of Lake Worth enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
The City of Boynton Beach enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
November 2016
The City of West Palm Beach enacts a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
September 2016
The 15th Judicial Circuit updated its Civil Rights Complaint Procedure to specifically include complaints of discrimination based on "gender identity or expression."
The 15th Judicial Circuit updated its Code of Conduct for Non-Judicial Employees to prohibit discrimination based on "gender identity and expression."
July 2016
The City of West Palm Beach updated its procurement code to expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
The City of West Palm Beach becomes the first public employer in Palm Beach County to include transgender related care in the city's health care plans for municipal employees.
March 2016
The Town of Lake Clarke Shores has updated its Anti-Harassment Policy to specifically include "gender identity or expression" among the protected classes.
Tonya Davis Johnson, an open lesbian who was endorsed by the PBCHRC Voters Alliance, was elected to the Riviera Beach City Council.
In the wake of the enactment of the extreme anti-LGBTQ legislation in North Carolina, West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio became the second mayor in the United States -- and the first in Florida -- to place a travel ban on city-funded trips to North Carolina. The action was taken at PBCHRC's request.
February 2016
The City of West Palm Beach added an
LGBTQ web page to the City’s website.
January 2016
The Town of Haverhill amended its Equal Employment Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policies to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression."
The Lake Worth City Commission unanimously voted, to amend the city’s Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
The Lake Worth City Commission unanimously voted to amend the city’s Merit Services policy to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
The Lake Worth City Commission unanimously voted, to amend the city’s Procurement Code to ensure equal opportunity based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.