Tourism funding cut for Key West Pride event as county cites state DEI law

Ron DeSantis’ Florida pulls funding for Key West Pride events because of new anti-diversity law

LGBTQ+ destination Key West will no longer receive state funding for its Pride events beginning next year. In a letter to the Key West Business Guild, a senior assistant county attorney for Monroe County specifically cited the state’s S.B. 1134, an anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis last month, the Washington Blade reports. Related Ron DeSantis almost let an LGBTQ+ org rot in the summer heat.…

Key West Pride's state funding pulled

Following the passage of anti-DEI legislation in Florida, Key West will no longer receive any state funding for its future Pride events.

Tourism funding cut for Key West Pride event as county cites state DEI law

MIAMI — Monroe County funds designated to attract tourists to the Florida Keys will no longer be available for several LGBTQ events in Key West that bring thousands of people to the Southernmost City every year. The county announced the…