Wilson Cruz: “Florida has learned NOTHING about how to prevent another Pulse”
HB 1557 seeks to ban the discussion of LGBTQ topics mainly at the primary grade level. However, it will also limit discussion when “not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students”.
It’s now heading toward Governor Ron DeSantis’ deck for signing. DeSantis has indicated he supports the legislation.Related: Wilson Cruz claps back at homophobic ‘Star Trek’ fan in bold, logical fashionCruz, famed for his role on Star Trek: Discovery, happened to be in Florida and visiting the Pulse memorial in Orlando when the news broke.
He posted a video of himself at the memorial with Barbara Poma. The former owner of Pulse nightclub, Poma set up the onePulse Foundation in memory of the mass shooting which resulted in the deaths of 49 people in 2016.
A post shared by Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) “I found myself at #PULSE today only a few minutes after the #Florida legislature passed its violent #DontSayGay bill and sent it to @flgovrondesantis to sign,” said Cruz in his video caption. “Almost 6 years after this national #lgbtqia tragedy, Florida has learned NOTHING about how to prevent another Pulse.”He urged people to support the OnePulse Foundation to ensure people never forget what happened there.In his video clip, Cruz said of the passing of the bill, “This memorial wouldn’t be necessary, the murders that happened here almost six years ago would not have happened, if we educated our children more, if we educated our population more, about LGBTQ issues and issues of people of color and civil rights in this country.“And yet we find ourselves today in a state in which a legislature is denying this entire state’s children of its history, and we cause harm to kids and how they see themselves and how the community sees them.
