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200,000 people showed up for Orlando Pride in defiant middle finger to Ron DeSantis (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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Over 200,000 people showed up for Orlando Pride over the weekend, as an 11-year-old transgender girl led the parade as Grand Marshal.

The event was seen as a way to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ (R) ongoing campaign of discrimination and persecution of the LGBTQ+ community.

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

People can know they don't fit neatly in one of two boxes.