Tampa LGBTQ Parade Cancelled Over Obscene Sexual Displays in Front of Children
Organizers of Tampa Pride on the River, a scheduled LGBTQ Pride Parade, canceled the event after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an expansion of the “Protection of Children” Bill, which penalizes organizations for exposing children to sexually explicit live performances.
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Due to this law, Tampa Pride felt it was necessary to cancel the scheduled “Tampa Pride on the River” Event instead of preventing children’s access or removing any sexually explicit performances. Tampa Pride President Carrie West confirmed the cancellation on Thursday.
“Really, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that this has happened, but you are going to be the generation to make the change….Very sad. Because this was a very fun event. People already, they’ve been talking about it, they’ve been making plans to come to Tampa, fly to Tampa, drive to Tampa…..Lot of famous Ru Paul drag queens that come in for the event,” said West. “People come flying in for that event just to see the famous drag queens.”
Several observers on Twitter pointed out the troubling implications of the organization’s decision.
"Just don't do sex stuff in front of the kids." pic.twitter.com/j6Kh7inwL1
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 18, 2023
It can be done, Tampa hosts a daytime family parade at Gasperilla, and a then a night time parade that's not for kids. Does the pride community not trust family parade participants? They chose to cancel instead. Tells me, the PC KNOWS it's inundated with pedos.
— LilBitOPixie (@bit_pixie) May 18, 2023
LOL
That they cancel the parade if obscene sexual displays are not allowed says alothttps://t.co/99rjmvtTtO
— Rufus the Exile (@Rufus_The_Exile) May 18, 2023
The bill allows the state to “fine, suspend, or revoke the license of any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment if they admit a child to an adult live performance.
….They can't perform in front of children so they cancel.
https://t.co/yvsgP7zNXy— Ultra D-Generation X (@mcrichierich) May 18, 2023
Tampa just cancelled their Pride parade. Says a lot when the perverts cancel an entire event just bc they can’t expose themselves to children. 🫠 pic.twitter.com/TAHqpZAYka
— Louis Uridel (@LouisUridel) May 18, 2023
“This is sad that you kinda have to do this. You know, there are these adult performances, there are these drag shows, sexually explicit in what they’re doing,” DeSantis said before signing the bill. “And look adult entertainment, people can do what they want with some of that, but to have minors there…. that is just inappropriate.”
In essence, the law establishes that if you’re a business or organization and you host a sexually explicit show with minors present, Florida heavily will fine you, even put you out of business.
“In Florida, what we’ve said, and we’ve taken some action administratively against some of the offending establishments but the reality is we needed the legislature to come in and really really clarify that if you are an establishment that is having adult performances, you have an obligation to make sure that these young kids are not permitted on the premises and we’re gonna hold you accountable if you’re not meeting that obligation. There are certain things that we would never say would be okay to have a 12 year old at some of these things. And so, we want to make sure that that is uniform; when you have adult entertainment, when you have these sexually explicit performances, there should not be any of these kids there, and this is going to make sure that’s the case.”
BREAKING: DeSantis announces bill-signing to outlaw sexual live performances for children
The law comes after multiple sexual drag shows had children present
DESANTIS TO BUSINESSES: "You have an obligation to make sure that these young kids are not permitted in the premises." pic.twitter.com/Lk6hMgUvUU
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) May 17, 2023
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LGBTQ activist groups are in an uproar over the bill. Lambda Legal, a leading national organization dedicated to representing “LGBTQ Rights,” called the legislation “an anti-drag bill seeking to censor art.”
“We receive this as it is intended, as an all-out attack on freedom,” Joe Saunders, Senior Political Director with Equality Florida, said in a news conference after Wednesday’s bill signing.
DeSantis, however, expected the backlash, mentioning potential unpopularity before the signing, and remains unphased.
“We’re protecting kids. And we’re going to protect kids when it’s popular, we’ll protect kids even when you take some incoming as a result of maybe offending some ideologies or some agendas out there, but that’s fine.”
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