Hundreds of drag queens and allies are expected to march in protest of recent legislation that organizers say is attacking the LGBTQ community.
The rally is expected to draw advocates statewide in Tallahassee Tuesday afternoon for a march to the state Capitol, where speakers are scheduled to include state Sen. Linda Stewart and Sen. Shevrin Jones and state Rep. Anna Eskamani, among others, organizers said.
The march comes nearly a week after the Republican-led state legislature passed a bill banning children from adult live performances, which LGBTQ advocates say targets drag shows."Drag Queens are not just entertainers, we're valued contributors to society -- small business owners, parents, teachers, nurses, first responders and much more. Floridians know we pose no threat," Darcel Stevens, a drag queen activist from Orlando who organized Tuesday's protest, said in a statement.
"That's why we're united here using our powerful collective voices to encourage political activism, register voters, and resist policies that harm us and the brothers and sisters in our LGBTQIA+ community" Stevens continued. "We are not going anywhere, we will not be silent, we will rise up and we will fight back."
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