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NYC LGBTQ rights activists, local politicians protest Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis event at Chelsea Piers: ‘Get the hell out of my city!’

NEW YORK — Ron, be gone!

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Florida wants to ban kid-friendly drag shows. But the shows will go on, LGBTQ+ groups say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the latest assault on the LGBTQ+ community, drag shows aimed at children could be banned in Florida, after a lawmaker and Gov. Ron DeSantis followed the lead of an idea in Texas.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Conservative Republican Joe Budd hopes to capture South Florida congressional seat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Conservative Republican activist Joe Budd is running for Congress, hoping to pick up a Broward-Palm Beach county district held for decades by Democrats.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

‘Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids’: Drag Queen Story Hour hits back at GOP ban attempts

The flamboyant LGBT+ education charity described Republican attacks as ‘smoke and mirrors’ to distract from gun control

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Florida Department of Education aims to avoid critical race theory and social justice in social studies textbooks

Florida’s Department of Education issued guidance to textbook publishers informing them on the instructional materials that can and cannot be included in K-12 social studies textbooks. The guidance notes that “Critical Race Theory, Social Justice, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Social and Emotional Learning, and any other unsolicited theories that may lead…

Ballotpedia · Jun 10, 2022

Ron DeSantis threatens to investigate parents who take children to drag shows

Right-wing pundits and lawmakers have criticised the ‘Drag the Kids to Pride Drag Show’ in Dallas

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

DeSantis threatens drag show crackdown

“We have child protective statutes on the books," the governor said. "We have laws against child endangerment"

Salon · Jun 10, 2022

LGBTQ outrage over DeSantis visit to NYC during Pride Month

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to appear before a conservative Jewish leaders in New York City, despite efforts by gay rights advocates to get the event canceled

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Don't Call Child Services on Families Who Take Their Kids to Drag Shows

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks drag shows represent "child endangerment."

Reason · Jun 10, 2022

Trump leads Hogan by 2-1 margin among Maryland GOP voters in potential 2024 presidential matchup, Sun/UB poll shows

BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, nearing the end of his administration and actively flirting with a presidential bid in 2024, could face a significant challenge winning Republican voters’ support over former President Donald Trump in the state where Hogan has been a popular, twice-elected governor, a new poll shows.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022