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New York Elected Dems, LGBTQ Activists Protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ NYC Appearance

Dillon Burroughs
New York Elected Dems, LGBTQ Activists Protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ NYC Appearance
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A group of elected New York Democrats and LGBTQ activists gathered at Chelsea Piers in New York City to protest Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis appearing at a conference on Sunday.

Demonstrators held signs and banners calling for a boycott of the location, opposing the governor’s recent signing of the Parental Rights in Education bill that bans instruction regarding sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through 3rd grade.

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