A slew of anti-LGBTQ bills are moving through the state Legislature. They include bans on preferred pronouns in Florida schools and gender-affirming care — as well as restrictions on drag performances that could make public events like Pride illegal.
the Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by critics, which wouldn't require legislative approval.Tampa Pride leaders have always considered the celebration family friendly, despite claims from GOP legislators that children need to be shielded from drag performances and talk of gender and sexuality.
"For nine years, we have worked with community leaders and volunteers to provide a safe place for all individuals to express their true selves," executive board member Alex Barbosa told Axios. "This year, we are honored to have younger generations of LBGTQIA+ activists speaking their truths about struggles within the current political climate."
Throughout Saturday's celebration, several people wore shirts and held signs reading "Say gay," "Trans existence is resistance" and "I'm safer with drag queens than I am with DeSatan."Tampa Pride has been forced to shut down before, and the nonprofit is used to bouncing back. In 2005, former Hillsborough County Commissioner Ronda Storms led the commission in banning all Pride events. It took eight years for that ban to be repealed, and the city hosted its first parade in 2015, with now-mayor Jane Castor as grand marshall.Pride parade in the country since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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