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Officials: Deadly Pride parade crash appears unintentional

A member of a men’s chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one member of the group and seriously injuring another, the group’s director said Sunday, clarifying initial speculation that it was a hate crime directed at the gay community. Wilton Manors Vice Mayor […]

Florida reverses itself, will allow rainbow bridge lighting

Florida reversed itself Wednesday and said a downtown Jacksonville bridge can be decorated in rainbow lights to celebrate gay rights, one day after it had ordered them doused. Taryn Fenske, a spokeswoman for Gov. Ron DeSantis, told The Florida Times-Union that she didn’t know why the Florida Department of Transportation had ordered the state-owned Acosta […]

Florida reverses itself, will allow rainbow bridge lighting

Florida reversed itself Wednesday and said a downtown Jacksonville bridge can be decorated in rainbow lights to celebrate gay rights, one day after it had ordered them doused. Taryn Fenske, a spokeswoman for Gov. Ron DeSantis, told The Florida Times-Union that she didn’t know why the Florida Department of Transportation had ordered the state-owned Acosta Bridge returned […]

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Naples Pride incorporates Black Lives Matter into parade

June is typically designated as Gay Pride Month in the United States. Many cities, large and small, hold celebrations and parades to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which are often regarded as the first “Pride,” that began June 28, 1969. Saturday, Naples held a Pride Parade of its own, beginning in North Naples and continuing all […]