Taking a stand. Dwyane Wade decided to move his family out of Florida due to state legislation that negatively impacts the LGBTQ+ community.
14.04.2023 - 16:33 / metroweekly.com
In a speech before the State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, Fine defended the bill, insisting it’s not about drag specifically, but about protecting children from being exposed to sexual content. He also sought to turn opponents’ arguments around, feigning outrage over linking the gay and lesbian community to those who allegedly “target children” and implying anyone who has a problem with the bill has sinister motives.“They’re the ones that are saying this definition applies to them.
Well, if it means erasing a community because you have to target children, when damn right, we ought to do it,” Fine said in remarks that were videotaped and have been shared widely on social media.“I just don’t think you have to inherently say because you’re lesbian or gay, that you want to target children. I find that statement to be offensive to them,” Fine said.He continued: “The question is, why are there people in this world so determined to push this on children? Because if you weren’t doing that, this bill wouldn’t exist.”But critics of the bill noted that it was Fine who linked the LGBTQ community to his bills, pointing to a Facebook post from a month ago in which the state representative decried allowing transgender youth to access gender-affirming treatments.
In the post, Fine said he had introduced a bill to ban such procedures and allow people who experience regret about transitioning to sue their former doctors. He then announced his sponsorship of HB 1423, claiming that drag — specifically Drag Queen Story Time — is “the gateway propaganda” encouraging youth to pursue transitioning.On Wednesday, Fine followed up with another Facebook post linking his bill to a Drag Queen Story Time event happening as
.Taking a stand. Dwyane Wade decided to move his family out of Florida due to state legislation that negatively impacts the LGBTQ+ community.
. During on Rachel Nichols' show Headliners, —who was recently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame—revealed his reasoning for moving his family to Los Angeles, California after his retirement in 2019. "I have to make decisions for my family—not just personal, individual decisions," Wade explained. "I mean, obviously, the tax [situation] is great," he went on. But his primary motivation for moving his family out of the state was the political climate.
Dwyane Wade will do everything in his hands to protect his family, and that includes moving his family out of Florida. The NBA legend spoke Rachel Nichols for her Showtime series, in which Wade revealed that restrictive laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community — including his 15-year-old transgender daughter, Zaya -- proved to be the deciding factor to leave the state.«That's another reason why I don't live in that state,» said the three-time NBA champion in Thursday's show. «A lot of people don't know that.
Dwyane Wade is opening up about his decision to flee Florida.
Dwyane Wade has revealed that he and wife Gabrielle Union moved their family out of Florida.
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Jason Bateman is taking audiences to the sunshine state in his new series, .ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Bateman at the premiere of Netflix's latest comedy-drama, where the executive producer said he hopes viewers love as much as they did .«Well, sure. My God, I mean we could only be so lucky,» Bateman said of the series seeing the same success did over its four seasons. Outside of both shows centering around a state, he added, «There are also a bunch of incredibly talented people on this show, like we were lucky to have on so it wouldn't surprise me.
an extensive and wide-ranging travel advisory for anyone considering moving or traveling to Florida.Calling it an “unprecedented step,” Equality Florida says their travel advisory “comes after passage of laws that are hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, restrict access to reproductive health care, repeal gun safety laws and allow untrained, unpermitted carry, and foment racial prejudice.”Equality Florida also warns that Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has “weaponized state agencies to impose sanctions against businesses large and small that disagree with his attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion.”READ MORE: ‘This Is Very Serious’: Judge Sanctions Fox News, Likely to Appoint ‘Special Master’ in Dominion $1.6 Billion LawsuitThe advisory notes that “Florida has recently adopted a slate of hateful laws, and is fast-tracking additional measures that directly target the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals and basic freedoms broadly.
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