Naples Pride has filed a lawsuit against the city of Naples after the city increased security fees for the Pride event. City officials claim that opposition and potential protests led to the heightened costs. The lawsuit, supported by the ACLU of Florida, challenges the denial of a special event permit at a public park after last year's event was forced indoors due to Florida's anti-drag laws. Organizers state that security charges have dramatically risen since the event's inception, sparking legal concerns around First Amendment rights and discrimination against LGBTQ+ events.
The First Amendment ensures that viewpoint and content-based discrimination cannot infringe on freedom of speech and expression. Drag is an art form that holds great significance to the LGBTQ+ community.
Those fees are absolutely skyrocketed from where we were charged just a couple of thousands when we started this in 2017.
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