The Duval GOP is blasting Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan for serving as Grand Marshal of the River City Pride Parade this weekend after a conservative news outlet claimed condoms were distributed to parade-goers.
for serving as Grand Marshal of the River City Pride Parade this weekend after a conservative news outlet claimed condoms were distributed to parade-goers.Duval GOP Chairman Dean Black took aim at Mayor Donna Deegan in an official statement arguing her participation in the pride parade was “beneath the dignity of the office”.
In a statement, Deegan’s staff claimed the mayor did not witness any of the items at the center of the controversy. “Mayor Deegan attended the River City Pride Parade to show her support for our LGBTQ+ community and commitment to diversity and inclusion. During her participation, she did not see any of the items that were alleged to have been present. What she did witness is people and families coming together to celebrate the beautiful mosaic that is Jacksonville,” said Deegan’s Chief Communications Officer Philip Perry.
“I am deeply troubled by this. For explicit materials to be distributed at an event promoted as ‘family friendly’ is beyond disturbing. My office is looking into whether any taxpayer dollars were used to support this event and how to prevent situations like this from happening again in our city,” said Carrico in a statement.
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