Lgbtq Groups Protest Ron Desantis S Speech At Chelsea Piers

The video posted on Twitter shows dozens of protesters, including veteran LGBTQ rights activist Allen Roskov, in front of Pier 60 shouting “Shame!” and “Bycott Chelsea Piers” and raising signs reading “Say Gay” and “Not during pride month” as people entered the facility Sunday morning. Critics say Republicans should not be allowed to speak at the event, hosted by the Jewish group Tikvah Fund, about a law they have signed banning sex education or gender identity education in kindergarten. until the fourth grade. Many LGBTQ protesters gathered at Chelsea Pier on June 12, 2022 in response to Florida Governor Ron De Sandis giving a speech. Ronda Churchill / Getty Images The local states that attended Sunday’s rally were U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Upper East Side), State Senator Brad Hoylman (D-Lower Manhattan), the Yuh-Line Niou Assembly (D-Chinatown) and Lieutenant Governor Ana María Archila, shows a photo posted on Twitter. Big Apple officials earlier in the week called on Manhattan to cancel DeSantis’s speech at the Jewish Leadership Conference on the so-called “Do Not Say Homosexual” bill, especially as the event takes place during Pride Month and is located in neighborhood. central to LGBTQ history. “As elected #LGBTQ officials, we urge ChelseaPiersNYC to cancel an event with Florida Gov. ‘Do not say gay’ @RonDeSantisFL during #pridemonth2022 in Chelsea, the heart of our community,” he wrote. LGBTQ and anti-fascists gathered in Chelsea Piers to protest Ron DeSantis speaking today at the Jewish Leadership Event.FNTVMany New York politicians also attended the event. FNTV In a statement issued Friday, Chelsea Piers said she “could not disagree more” with the governor’s policies and that Pier Sixty would donate money from the Tikvah Fund to groups serving LGBTQ people. “Over the last 24 years, Pier Sixty has hosted hundreds of important and remarkable events covering the range of social and political issues. “Pier Sixty has never checked the content, program or speakers at these events,” the statement said. “Having said that, we could not disagree more strongly with many of Ron DeSantis’s actions in power. One response to hateful behavior is to treat it with positive action. Accordingly, Pier Sixty will direct every dollar it receives from Tikvah to groups protesting the LGBTQ + communities and encouraging and fostering productive discussions on LGBTQ + issues. “ The Tikvah Fund originally planned to host DeSantis along with several other speakers at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York – but those plans were canceled after the facility refused to host the governor, organizers said. Critics say the Republican should not be allowed to speak at the event, organized by the Jewish group Tikvah Fund, about a law he signed. New York. FNTV The Jewish Heritage Museum denied last month that it chose not to rent its Tikvah Fund venue if DeSantis showed up, saying “no contract has ever been signed with the Tikvah Fund for this rental event at the Museum and no no deposit was ever made. “ “Jews, Israel and the Future of the West,” Tikvah will also be attended by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Eliot Abrams, Deputy National Security Adviser to President George W. Bush, and former US Ambassador to Israel. Ron Dermer and former New York Times writer Barry Weiss. DeSantis, 43, is scheduled to address the audience around 4pm in a talk entitled “The Florida Model and Why It’s Good for Religious Americans.”
Chelsea Piers said it “could not disagree more” with the governor’s policies and that Pier Sixty would donate money from the Tikvah Fund to groups serving LGBTQ people.FNTV The governor and possible candidate for the presidency of 2024 has sparked controversy over the signing of the bill on Parental Rights in Education, which liberals and left-wing critics have disparagingly referred to as the “Do not say homosexual” law. The text states: “Teaching in the classroom by school staff or third parties about sexual orientation or gender identity may not take place in kindergarten until the third grade or in a way that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students according to state standards “. On Sunday morning, Archila, who is gay, told the crowd that DeSantis “asked children like mine to pretend there are no people like their mothers,” she said in a video clip she posted. “What he’s doing with the ‘Do Not Say Homosexual’ Act is actually trying to wipe our community out of society,” said Archila, who runs a ticket with Public Advocate and Gov. Jumaane Williams. “That’s why it’s so dangerous, cynical and lazy for Chelsea Pierce to say they’re just going to give him a platform because they do.” “You have to be able to draw the line.” Newe, who is running for Congress, wrote on Twitter on Sunday that Chelsea Pierce “allows hatred” by allowing De Sandis to speak. Big Apple officials earlier in the week called on Manhattan to cancel DeSantis’s speech at the Jewish Leadership Conference on the so-called “Do Not Say Homosexual” bill .FNTV “The enemy we face is great and well-established and we must continue to organize against it and make our voices heard every day until all people are free to love what they love and be what they really are,” he added.