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As a Floridian, this is one of the funnier headlines I’ve read ☀️🌴🐊

Ron DeSantis Tanks in the Polls As Voters Get to Know Him

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Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website

FILE - Hundreds of people line Central Avenue and cheer during the 10th Annual St. Pete Pride Street Festival & Promenade in St. Petersburg, Fla. on June 30, 2012.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and St. Petersburg are among several Florida cities that have long been top U.S. destinations for LGBTQ+ tourists. So it came as a surprise this week when travelers learned that Florida's tourism marketing agency quietly removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website sometime in the past few months.

Business owners who cater to Florida's LGBTQ+ tourists said Wednesday that it marked the latest attempt by officials in the state to erase the LGBTQ+ community. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis previously championed a bill to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, and supported a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, as well as a law meant to keep children out of drag shows.

“It's just disgusting to see this,” said Keith Blackburn, who heads the Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce. “They seem to want to erase us.”

The change to Visit Florida's website was first reported by NBC News, which noted a search query still pulls up some listings for LGBTQ+-friendly places despite the elimination of the section.

John Lai, who chairs Visit Florida's board, didn't respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday. Dana Young, Visit Florida's CEO and president, didn't respond to a voicemail message Wednesday, and neither did the agency's public relations director.

Visit Florida is a public-private partnership between the state of Florida and the state's tourism industry. The state contributes about $50 million each year to the quasi-public agency from two tourism and economic development funds.

Florida is one of the most popular states in the U.S. for tourists, and tourism is one of its biggest industries. Nearly 141 million tourists visited Florida in 2023, with out-of-state visitors contributing more than $102 billion to Florida’s economy.

Before the change, the LGBTQ+ section on Visit Florida's website had read, “There’s a sense of freedom to Florida’s beaches, the warm weather and the myriad activities — a draw for people of all orientations, but especially appealing to a gay community looking for a sense of belonging and acceptance.”

Blackburn said the change and other anti-LGBTQ+ policies out of Tallahassee make it more difficult for him to promote South Florida tourism since he encounters prospective travelers or travel promoters who say they don't want to do business in the state.

Last year, for instance, several civil rights groups issued a travel advisory for Florida, saying that policies championed by DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”

But visitors should also understand that many Florida cities are extremely inclusive, with gay elected officials and LGBTQ+-owned businesses, and they don't reflect the policies coming from state government, Blackburn added.

“It’s difficult when these kinds of stories come out, and the state does these things, and we hear people calling for a boycott,” Blackburn said. “On one level, it’s embarrassing to have to explain why people should come to South Florida and our destination when the state is doing these things.”

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DeSantis ‘on life support’ in N.H., plummets in new poll - POLITICO

DeSantis ‘on life support’ in N.H., plummets in new poll

The Florida governor is down 32 percentage points from January in a new poll.

This makes me feel better

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House of Memes (gmotd.tumblr.com) 2021-08-26

Yeah, thanks Ron.  That’s really big of you.  Doing everything you can to prevent kids from wearing masks in schools.  Doing nothing to promote COVID-19 vaccination.  Awesome job.

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Alfaro y Paraguay desatan la locura tras eliminar a Alemania

IE 11 no es compatible. Para una experiencia óptima, visite nuestro sitio en otro navegador. SIGUIENTE Kai Havertz sobre la derrota: “Si uno cae tan pronto una y otra vez, entonces tampoco se lo merece” 03:23 Julian Nagelsmann: “Si te eliminan contra Paraguay, no somos un equipo de primer nivel. Ya no” 02:50 Gill tras ser figura de Paraguay: “Era como película de terror, te salían alemanes…

Alfaro y Paraguay desatan la locura tras eliminar a Alemania

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Judge Rules In Disney's Favor, Pushes Hearing to 2024 After DeSantis' Oversight District Failed to Produce Discovery In a Timely Manner

Judge Rules In Disney's Favor, Pushes Hearing to 2024 After DeSantis' Oversight District Failed to Produce Discovery In a Timely Manner

In a ruling yesterday afternoon, Judge Margaret Schreiber agreed with Disney that a hearing set for December should be pushed to next year

Judge Schreiber said that while she is not making a ruling on the compliance of any party in the matter of discovery, she said that if there is an issue with discovery going forward, she would entertain a motion to resolve it. During Disney’s argument in front of Judge Schreiber, the lawyers outlined a series of missed deadlines from the DeSanits-controlled District to produce discovery.

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NOPE!!

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Extremism Expert Decodes SECRET MESSAGES in DeSantis Video