Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to appear before a friendly conference of conservative Jewish leaders in New York City on Sunday, despite efforts by gay rights advocates to get the event canceled.
LGBTQ groups, still raw over legislation barring instruction about sexual orientation to grade-schoolers that DeSantis championed in his home state, are vowing to protest the Republican's appearance at the Jewish Leadership Conference.New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman said it was"outrageous" that the governor was speaking during Pride Month and in an area not far from the birthplace of the gay rights movement in Manhattan's West Village.
DeSantis, who is widely believed to be weighing a bid for the White House in 2024, inflamed ire among LGBTQ groups when in March he signed into law a bill that forbids Florida schools from teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity to public school students from kindergarten through the third grade.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage had been set to host the annual gathering of conservative thinkers, but backed out earlier this spring. The op-ed asserted that protecting free speech was more important than concerns over protests or a potential backlash from donors. The museum penned an op-ed of its own, saying its charter forbids it from renting space for purely political or religious reasons.
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