'He did it to avoid taxes': Jay-Z and Beyonce paid $200 million cash for Malibu mansion, Internet calls it 'smart move'
Jay-Z and Beyonce paid $200 million for the mansion which is a 30,000-square-foot property, making it the costliest house ever bought in the state
2023-05-23 11:59
Pride events cancelled across Florida due to ‘climate of fear’ after DeSantis’s anti-LGBT+ laws
Pride organisers in Florida have called off events that were to take place during the Pride Month in the wake of the latest anti-LGBT+ laws signed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis. Organisers based in the town of St Cloud outside Orlando announced on Thursday that they have cancelled the upcoming 10 June event, saying they are aware that it is “unsafe to hold the event”. “As you know, Florida has recently passed a number of laws that target the LGBTQIA+ community. These laws have created a climate of fear and hostility for LGBTQIA+ people in Florida,” the organisers said. “We believe that holding an LGBTQIA+ event in this environment would put our community at risk.” Officials and organisers in Port St Lucie city announced the cancellation of Pride parades last month and limitation of other activities for those who are 21 years or older. Mr DeSantis, a 2024 presidential hopeful, has signed several bills last week that banned gender-affirming care for minors, restricted pronoun use in schools and forced individuals to use restrooms corresponding with their biological sex – an expansion of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill enacted into law last year. The laws have been dubbed as a “slate of hate” by activists and opponents. The new laws will target drag shows in the state, limit the use of preferred pronouns for pupils in schools, and ban trans people from using public bathrooms that do not match with their gender assigned at birth. NAACP, a civil rights group, issued a formal travel advisory for Florida, stating that the state has become “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of colour and LGBTQ+ individuals”. It denounced the state’s "aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programmes in Florida schools”. LGBT+ advocacy group Equality Florida also issued a similar advisory after Mr DeSantis signed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law. "That law, along with additional proposals being considered, has turned the state’s classrooms into political battlefields and is telegraphing to LGBTQ families and students that they are not welcome in Florida," the group said. Florida’s Lake County Pride, however, pushed back against the laws, saying: “No unconstitutional law will keep us from celebrating our PRIDE event”. “Lake County Pride will never back down, and we stood firm and united in fighting against the "Drag Ban,” it said. Read More E Jean Carroll targets Trump again after his derogatory CNN town hall smears MLK’s daughter backs call for tourists to boycott ‘racist’ Florida and blasts Cruz Founder of student aid startup Frank pleads not guilty to fraud Haley vs. Scott: From South Carolina allies to 2024 rivals Who is Tim Scott? 5 things to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate Two fishermen bitten by sharks just hours apart in the Florida Keys
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Ashley Johnson files restraining order against ex Brian Wayne Foster after $150K extortion attempt
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2023-05-23 11:28
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2023-05-23 11:27
Jokic leads Denver Nuggets past LeBron's Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals
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2023-05-23 11:23
Scholz Plots €20 Billion of German Budget Cuts in Snub to Greens
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2023-05-23 11:19
Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
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Biden-McCarthy Debt Talk Ends With Optimism, But Without a Deal
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'I'm not lonely': Kim Kardashian aims to avoid 'same mistakes' in dating life after split with Pete Davidson
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'Is she getting more trimmer?' Ashley Graham's unrecognizable look in sheer dress sparks concern among fans
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2 children were killed after being swept away from their mother in a central California river during dangerous conditions
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2023-05-23 10:24
Whoopi Goldberg spins and shimmies as she gives Sunny Hostin lap dance on 'The View'
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2023-05-23 10:23