‘LEADERS’ TO STOP DENYING REALITY AND INSTEAD VOW TO FIGHT DESANTIS’ ANTI-LGBTQ BIGOTRY

Truth Wins Out

Truth Wins Out called on Wilton Manors City Commissioners to stop whitewashing the dire situation faced by LGBT residents in Florida. Instead, they should use their considerable platforms to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bigotry and discrimination. As a city with one of the highest concentrations of LGBT people in the United States, Wilton Manors Commissioners should flex some muscle instead of flacking for the status quo.

“While protecting business interests is important, it can’t blind us to our current political reality,” said Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Delray Beach-based TWO. “The safety of LGBTQ people must come before profits. Equality Florida was correct to offer a travel advisory urging LGBTQ visitors and residents to take proper precautions, until DeSantis’ cloud of darkness lifts from the Sunshine State.”

Equality Florida released a travel advisory in April, warning Florida residents and visitors to be careful in the current political climate. Instead of amplifying the prescient warning and vowing to fight back against DeSantis, some Wilton Manors politicians myopically downplayed the travel advisory and tried to blame the messenger.

“They issued an advisory that it might