LGBTQ+ museum rails against Florida’s “disgusting” removal of gay tourism webpage

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Fort Lauderdale’s Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library has received a refund after they paid to promote their business on a since-deleted page for LGBTQ+ visitors on VisitFlorida.com.

Visit Florida, a public-private partnership promoting tourism to the state, recently removed its section devoted to the LGBTQ+ community at the direction of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). has fostered intolerance toward gay, lesbian and transgender individuals in a series of bills and executive actions.

DeSantis’ most notorious legislation, a series of “Don’t Say Gay” bills, has contributed to the state’s now-tarnished reputation as openly hostile to gay people. After DeSantis’ humiliating and failed run for president, erasing the pages devoted to LGBTQ+ tourists has only deepened the public’s anxiety about visiting the state.

Ahead of receiving the refund, the Stonewall Museum’s executive director Robert Kesten expressed his disappointment with…

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