New York City will plaster billboards across Florida to protest the Don’t Say Gay law

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In response to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is launching a billboard campaign across the Sunshine State to tell LGBTQ Floridians know that New Yorkers have their backs.

“This is the city of Stonewall, this is the city where we are proud to talk about how you can live in a comfortable setting and not be harassed, not be abused, not only as adults but also as young people,” Adams said in a speech announcing the campaign.

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The billboards will be displayed for eight weeks in Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Peach, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale. Adams said they are about “celebrating the diversity and acceptance of New York City.”

He also slammed the cruel intentions of the Don’t Say Gay law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently signed into law and bans elementary school teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues in class.

“This political showmanship…

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