Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press
Updated
The NAACP says new laws and policies championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are "openly hostile" to Black Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. It has issued a travel advisory accusing the state of "trying to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion …
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are "openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals."
In this aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, attendees watch and toast the sunset at a Florida Keys bicentennial celebration, Friday, May 19, 2023, on the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, Fla. The sunset gathering was among a series of Keys events being staged to mark the 200th anniversary, on July 3, of the Florida Territorial Legislature's 1823 founding of Monroe County, containing the entire island chain. The old bridge was originally part of Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad completed in 1912, and is now closed to vehicles but open to pedestrians and bicycles. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
In this aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, attendees watch and toast the sunset at a Florida Keys bicentennial celebration, Friday, May 19, 2023, on the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, Fla. The sunset gathering was among a series of Keys events being staged to mark the 200th anniversary, on July 3, of the Florida Territorial Legislature's 1823 founding of Monroe County, containing the entire island chain. The old bridge was originally part of Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad completed in 1912, and is now closed to vehicles but open to pedestrians and bicycles. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
