LGBTQ+ community parties in Florida amid controversial legislation
euronews.comEarlier this year, as the culture wars raged, a former principal of a Tallahassee school was forced to resign after parents complained her lesson containing images of Michelangelo’s iconic David statue was “pornographic”.Some Florida cities, including St.
Cloud near Orlando, have responded by cancelling their Pride events altogether. Organisers for the city’s event explained, “These laws have created a climate of fear and hostility for LGBTQIA+ people in Florida.
We believe that holding an LGBTQIA+ event in this environment would put our community at risk”.Among numerous other bodies, the Human Rights Campaign - the largest LGBTQ+ rights organisation in the country - has gone so far as to issue a travel warning against Florida.While they say they’re not calling for a boycott of all travel to Florida, they explained that it’s important to acknowledge some of the laws passed by the Florida Legislature are hostile to the LGBTQ+ community as well as significantly restricting abortion access and creating an unsafe environment by allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a permit.However, Gay Days note that some of Florida is very gay-friendly; Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and St.
