Category: Ron DeSantis
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Corie Mattie Trolls Ron DeSantis With Guerrilla Street Art Campaign In Orlando
Corie Mattie, aka the LA Hope Dealer, returned to the Florida city she once called home with a blunt message for the 2024 presidential candidate. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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I Took My Trans Daughter To Florida On Vacation. Now I’m Not Sure If We’ll Ever Go Back.
“Was I willingly dragging my daughter into the line of fire?… Would my daughter not only *be* safe, but *feel* safe, when we landed?” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 7, 2023 (PDF archive)
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‘State of Emergency’ Declared For LGBTQ+ People By Human Rights Campaign
For the first time in its 40-plus year history, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has issued a “state of emergency” in response to a record number of bills introduced across state legislatures this year that has already surpassed numbers from 2022. Rating: Transsupportive, Newsweek, June 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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LGBTQ Americans Are In A State of Emergency, HRC Declares
LGBTQ+ Americans are facing “real, tangible and dangerous” threats, said Human Rights Campaign CEO Kelley Robinson. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 6, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Donald Trump Apparently Doesn’t Like The Term ‘Woke’ Now
The former president wants a better word for things he doesn’t like. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 1, 2023 (PDF archive)
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NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida
Today, the NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory comes in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools. NAACP, May 30, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Ron DeSantis Wants To Take His ‘War On Woke’ National. There’s One Big Problem: The Constitution.
Courts have repeatedly rejected the Florida governor’s narrow-minded agenda as a “positively dystopian” assault on free speech and due process. Huffington Post, May 27, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Exclusive: Mike Pence says he would ban transgender troops again
Mike Pence addressed numerous topics, including trans rights, Trump, the war in Ukraine and the current field in the race for president. Rating: ?, Scripps News via WKBW ABC, May 24, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Hamburger Mary’s In Orlando Sues To Stop Florida’s New Anti-Drag Law
A Florida burger joint known for its drag shows is asking a federal court to halt enforcement of the new anti-drag bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week, alleging that it violates the First Amendment. Huffington Post, May 23, 2023 (PDF archive)