Officials in St. Cloud, Florida, have canceled a 6-hour long pride event scheduled for next month.
They blame Governor DeSantis for making the state ‘unsafe’ or something:
Organizers in Florida have canceled several events slated to take place during Pride Month due to new anti-LGBTQ laws signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), calling it an “unsafe” climate. https://t.co/gmG6Dk3Okq
— The Hill (@thehill) May 23, 2023
Here’s more from The Hill:
In a Facebook post, organizers based in St. Cloud, Fla., announced the decision to cancel a Pride event scheduled for next month due to the recent signing of the laws, saying that the new laws “have created a climate of fear and hostility” for LGBTQ residents in the state.
“This decision was not made lightly. We have been working hard to plan this event for months, and we were excited to celebrate our community with you,” the Bozanich Photography Collaborative wrote in their post. “However, we have recently become aware of a number of factors that make it unsafe to hold this event at this time.”
West Palm Beach NBC affiliate WPTV reported that local officials and organizers in Port St. Lucie, Fla., agreed last month to cancel its Pride parade and scale back other Pride month activities for those who are 21 years or older.
The cancellations come as a result of DeSantis, a 2024 GOP presidential hopeful, signing a slew of anti-LGBTQ bills into law last week. The new laws prohibit minors from accessing gender-affirming care, ban minors from attending an “adult live performance,” which includes drag shows, and prohibit transgender people from using public restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
One of the laws signed by DeSantis also expands on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, now limiting the use of preferred pronouns in public schools.
It’s absurd for these leftists to claim these new laws make Florida unsafe. The bulk of them protect children from destroying their lives with these hormones and mutilations. Others protect the freedom and safety of students in schools.
My guess is this pride event would have had multiple drag queens scantily clad and since Florida doesn’t allow minors to be at adult events, they canceled them.
GOOD. The laws are already working, just in time for so-called ‘pride month’.