The #settlement declares that actions taken by the fmr Reedy Creek special taxing district (#RCID) days before it was taken over by #DeSantis appointees would be “null & void.” That included a long-lasting development agreement that would have greatly limited what the new board could do.
As lawmakers around the U.S. ban books, states enact legislation limiting how sexual orientation and gender identity are taught in schools, and companies reduce their DEI efforts, some are going the other way. Washington state's Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, has recently signed a law including a mandate for public schools to teach LGBTQ+ history, joining California, New Jersey, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Illinois, which have similar legislation. Here's more from NBC.
When I saw what currently happens in the US in terms of #DontSayGay and other #AntiLgbtLegislation, I felt the need to write about a generation of young #queer people who grew up with #SameSexMarriage and #ComingOut vlogs on #YouTube, who never had to look for emergency exits in gay bars in their lives before
A massive, 90-day sting operation in Florida has led to the arrest of 123 men in relation to human trafficking, and as commentators online were quick to point out, none of the arrested appear to be drag queens.
A new bill filed by a Florida lawmaker would prohibit any contractor or organization receiving state funds from activity that considers individuals gender identity or sexual orientation.
Is Disney in big trouble? Its stock is down, it's under pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz, and streaming is a money pit. In this @Flipboard Storyboard, Axios looks at the challenges CEO Bob Iger is facing, plus the impact of Hollywood's strikes, the possibility of selling off ABC and FX, and the effect of the battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries.”
This is a must read from the always informative Judd Legum.
A study based on a very small, albeit "diverse" sample of parents in Florida... but nonetheless with some compelling findings:
Research by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and Clark University finds "40% of #Florida#parents surveyed said they would like to move out of Florida—20% very much so and 19% somewhat—because of the state’s #DontSayGay law."
One in ten said they were "very likely to move in the next two years."