In St. Petersburg, Florida, where the “Don’t Say Gay” bill go to effect this week, hundreds of thoands gathered to celebrate 20 years of Pri on Saturday.
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- ‘WE SAY GAY’: FLORIDA’S LARGT PRI PARA DRAWS HUNDREDS OF THOANDS
- HISTORIC MARI JEAN HOTEL TO BE RENOVATED TO GAY RORT ST. PETE'S GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT
‘WE SAY GAY’: FLORIDA’S LARGT PRI PARA DRAWS HUNDREDS OF THOANDS
It was St. Petersburg’s first LGBTQ Pri march sce the onslght of the Covid-19 panmic, and jt three months after Florida’s ernor signed what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law. * saint petersburg gay pride *
”Both the state ernment and the Supreme Court were already chippg away at the rights of gay, bisexual and transgenr Floridians, Pri atten para Saturday me on the heels of the historic reversal of Roe v. Explore all your optnsAs right-wg punds and policians amped up their rhetoric — even llg for executns of LGBTQ people and parg them to pedophil — civil rights anizatns beme ncerned that homophobic speech had embolned extremist groups, who threatened Pri Saturday morng, St. Pete Pri goers awoke to news of a shootg at a gay bar Norway that lead Pri anizers Oslo to ncel their ftivi for the Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway promised an “all hands on ck” approach to secury at Pri events.
Some snapped photos ont of the preachers, cludg one para-goer wearg fishs and a vt that read, “Say Gay. A retired teacher, he worried what legislatn like Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn Bill — nicknamed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill — uld have on on children who, like him, knew they were part of the LGBTQ muny om a young age. Petersburg’s first LGBTQ Pri march sce the onslght of the Covid-19 panmic, and jt three months after Florida’s ernor signed what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Along wh rabow hats, eye makp, clothg and flags, there were prott signs the sea of Pri revelers, cludg those that said “We say gay” and "Bans off our bodi. The measure, which crics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law, prohibs classroom stctn on genr inty and sexual orientatn Florida classrooms for stunts “ krgarten through gra 3 or a manner that is not age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state standards. McKeon hosted a booth where he sold water bottl, T-shirts and stickers wh “Jt Say Gay” emblazoned across the ont of each em.
HISTORIC MARI JEAN HOTEL TO BE RENOVATED TO GAY RORT ST. PETE'S GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT
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In the week until the “Don’t Say Gay” law tak effect — and a moment time that for many queer people has brought a sense of unease about their future — the ever-faiar “pri as prott” rea lored how many celebrated the largt event of s kd Florida, a state that has propelled self to the center of the latt culture war.
“If you’re gog to be gay anywhere Florida, St. Dpe the 90-gree heat and humidy that ntued to the early eveng hours and a smatterg of anti-gay protters holdg signs that said “J Lov You” and “How Can I Pray for You, ” patrons stayed for hours after the para, visg vendors and lol bs, and dancg North Strb Park. Petersburg om Tampa, said that neher the protters nor the “Don’t Say Gay” law uld ter her.
Petersburg, Florida remas the sunnit place to be gay! Petrburg was named one of the “50 Fabulo Gay Friendly Plac to Live” by Gregory Komp. While there is no “gay ghetto” there are many neighborhoods that are gay and lbian iendly.
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He says no — he has to work today — but the last para, he was on a float for a well-known lol gay rort that no longer exists. Texas, which found stat’ sodomy laws were unnstutnal crimalizg gay sex. That momento cisn was weled by about 10, 000 people gathered among the bungalows and storeonts of the gayborhood.
And when the state surgeon general misleadgly attacks trans health re, when the ernor m about drag shows beg child endangerment as his spokwoman fuels “groomer” rhetoric to make 1950s-era homophobic lawmakers proud, and when legislators flict the famo “Don’t Say Gay” (or trans) law on schools, the threat is now. But I’m also sred for people like myself, who are gay or whatever may be, bee of what’s gog on. Pete, ’s gay-iendly, the majory is very I’ll put this way: I wouldn’t hate to hold my hband’s hand anywhere St.