US EditionFlorida's attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event
VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, JUL 22 – The subpoena seeks guest lists and surveillance from a Pride event that allegedly featured adult performers before children, amid ongoing legal challenges to Florida's Protection of Children Act.
- Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena for records from the Kilted Mermaid restaurant, claiming it hosted an all-ages LGBTQ Pride event with adult performers in front of children.
- Florida's statewide prosecutor has also subpoenaed records from the Kilted Mermaid restaurant after it hosted an LGBTQ Pride event last month, asserting that it included adult performers in front of children.
- The Kilted Mermaid restaurant is owned by Linda Moore, who is the vice mayor of Vero Beach, located on the Atlantic Coast.
- The Florida Protection of Children Act, also known as the drag show ban, has faced legal challenges and was described by a court as overly broad and vaguely written.
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