BREAKING: @naplespride.bsky.social has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Naples and its entities for denying the non-profit organization a special events permit to host a family-friendly drag performance in one of the city’s public parks as part of its annual Pridefest celebration. - ThreadSky

aclufl.bsky.social • 2 days ago

BREAKING: @naplespride.bsky.social has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Naples and its entities for denying the non-profit organization a special events permit to host a family-friendly drag performance in one of the city’s public parks as part of its annual Pridefest celebration.

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cassandracmplx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sue them all. This censorship has to stop.

lenday.bsky.social•2 days ago

Live and let live?

friskybizkit.com•2 days ago

Naples says we have drag performances at home.

aclufl.bsky.social•2 days ago

The city’s refusal to grant a permit is part of a years-long effort to target drag performances and LGBTQ+ pride events in violation of the First Amendment.

aclufl.bsky.social•2 days ago

The organization, represented by the ACLU of Florida and law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, intends to seek a preliminary injunction to allow Naples Pride to host its drag performance in June 2025 on the mainstage of Cambier Park, the premier public space in downtown Naples.

aclufl.bsky.social•2 days ago

Starting in 2023 and following the nationwide wave of anti-drag sentiment, the City of Naples made clear that Naples Pride’s permit application would be rejected if it sought to host a drag performance in an outdoor public space, citing their anti-drag views.

aclufl.bsky.social•2 days ago

As a result, Naples Pride was forced to hold its 2023 and 2024 Pridefest drag performances in a small indoor venue that accommodated only a fraction of the performance’s typical audience.

aclufl.bsky.social•2 days ago

Forcing the performance indoors—as if it were something shameful—undermined the performance’s intended message of acceptance and living as an LGBTQ+ person without fear.

aclufl.bsky.social•2 days ago

The lawsuit argues the First Amendment forbids the City of Naples from burdening the protected speech of Naples Pride—and the ability of its willing audience to receive that speech—because some members of the Naples community disapprove of its message.

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