NYC Venue Pressured To Cancel Event With DeSantis

The New York Daily News reports:

Pride Month in the heart of Chelsea, a birthplace of the modern LGBTQ movement, is no time for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to come to the Big Apple, says a group of local lawmakers. State Sen. Brad Hoylman and two fellow LGBTQ Democrats are calling on Chelsea Piers to cancel an event at one of its venues set to feature the conservative firebrand next Sunday.

DeSantis is set to discuss “the Florida model and why it’s good for religious Americans” at the conference hosted by the Tikvah Fund, a conservative Jewish group, according to its website. Pier Sixty’s homepage currently features a message stating “Celebrate PRIDE! All Month” and photos of same-sex couples holding wedding parties at the venue.

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This is an insult to the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ movement.

I stand with @bradhoylman and others calling in Chelsea Piers to immediately cancel this event. https://t.co/VaIBg0pRs9

— Carolyn B. Maloney (@CarolynBMaloney) June 6, 2022

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— Senator Brad Hoylman (@bradhoylman) June 6, 2022