Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) knew he wasn’t in Florida anymore when a crowd of activists protested his look Sunday at a convention in Manhattan hosted by a conservative group.
The Jewish Management Convention was organized by the Tikvah Fund, and held on the Chelsea Piers leisure heart within the coronary heart of one of the vibrant LGBTQ communities within the metropolis.
The timing was notably insensitive, given DeSantis’ current crackdown on the LGBTQ group in his state and through Pleasure month. It was additionally the 6-year anniversary of the mass capturing on the Pulse Nightclub, a bustling homosexual institution in Orlando, that killed 49 folks.
Activists waved indicators studying: “Florida man go residence” and “Don’t Say DeSantis” — a dig on the “Don’t Say Homosexual” invoice he signed into regulation earlier this yr. The regulation forbids classroom dialogue of gender id and sexual orientation for some age teams in Florida faculties.
“The underside line is Chelsea Piers is offering a venue to propagate hate towards the LGBTQ group, and that's unacceptable on many ranges, together with that it's Pleasure [month] and that it's in Chelsea, the guts of the group,” stated Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman, who represents the world.
The Tikvah Fund declined to debate the controversy and Chelsea Piers stated it received’t police the content material of occasions on the facility.
A spokesperson in DeSantis’ workplace wouldn’t touch upon the protests or timing, however emphasised the governor’s help for non secular freedom and Israel. DeSantis was reportedly the close-out speaker on the convention and touted his “Florida mannequin” as one thing good for faith.
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