As Pride Month begins Saturday, Floridians will notice a vivid difference: Instead of casting rainbows, bridges around the state will only light up in red, white and blue. The DeSantis administration, which issued this year's ban on rainbow lights, is calling it "" law, Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned Florida into a test kitchen for anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions that have since spread to other states.Florida bans transgender women and girls from participating in sports for female students.
All but one of 22 measures with negative implications for gay and transgender Floridians failed, Equality Florida senior policy advisor Carlos Guillermo Smith tells Axios."Intense collective opposition" from advocates was responsible for those wins, Guillermo Smith says. "LGBTQ+ Floridians are proud, we are resilient, and we're determined to carry on in spite of the governor's obsession with attacking our community for political gain.", Florida's biggest Pride celebration, is underway, and its parade is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people on June 22.Share on linkedin
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