Tourism funding cut for Key West Pride event as county cites state DEI law

Key West Pride's state funding pulled

Following the passage of anti-DEI legislation in Florida, Key West will no longer receive any state funding for its future Pride events. In a letter provided to the Key West Business Guild, the LGBTQ visitor and tourism center for the string of islands, a senior assistant county attorney for Monroe County officially said that the organization would no longer receive funding for its ongoing projects as a result of Senate Bill 1134 and House Bill …

Tourism funding cut for Key West Pride event as county cites state DEI law

MIAMI — Monroe County funds designated to attract tourists to the Florida Keys will no longer be available for several LGBTQ events in Key West that bring thousands of people to the Southernmost City every year. The county announced the…