Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals

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Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals - LGBTQ Nation
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“You have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, which is like a sexual festival where they’re doing all this stuff,” DeSantis said during a Thursday press conference, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Hmm, I wonder what kinds of "sexual stuff" he's referring to.

the Tampa Bay Times reports that the governor’s spokespeople did not respond to questions about specific events he found objectionable.

Oh.

Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani (D), who attended this year’s Orlando Fringe festival, told the Times that she saw nothing “sexual” at the festival.

“It does feature drag queens and other forms of artistic expression that DeSantis has wanted to censor despite courts telling him otherwise!” Eskamani said.

So a man dressing in women's clothes is an inherently sexual act, according to these sexually repressed freaks.

So a man dressing in women’s clothes is an inherently sexual act, according to these sexually repressed freaks.

Why weren't these heroes around to defund all theater in Shakespeare's day? Think what they could have accomplished!

I await the DeSantis campaign to outlaw the films Some Like it Hot and Mrs. Doubtfire in Florida.