A city in Florida has said it was forced to cancel its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade due to anti-diversity laws.
The city of Delray Beach has also cancelled its Pride event in 2027 due to a state law signed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis that prohibits local governments from promoting or funding diversity initiatives.
The city said in a statement that restrictions under the law “include certain programming and activities designed or implemented with reference to ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.”
The “concern” is that the law prohibits the government from promoting diversity-oriented events, not that it prohibits them from happening independent of the government.
I know–I’m no fun. I do appreciate that this is almost certainly malicious compliance.