This year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis omitted the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities from the official description of Pulse Remembrance Day, marking a departure from previous years. After the 2016 massacre that targeted these communities, DeSantis included them in subsequent annual memoranda until this year. Critics, including state senator Carlos Guillermo Smith, suggest this omission was deliberate and highlights a pattern of politically driven decisions rather than genuine solidarity. They emphasize the importance of remembering the 49 victims of the attack rather than focusing on the governor's actions.
The omission was as intentional as it was a slight against the impacted LGBTQ and Hispanic communities. The governor's lack of consistency here shows he cares more about scoring political points.
Thursday should be about remembering the 49 lives taken by gun violence and their families, rather than focusing on the governor's alleged bigotry.
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