{"id":39054,"date":"2023-11-17T13:51:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=39054"},"modified":"2023-11-17T13:51:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:51:56","slug":"ron-desantis-slammed-by-florida-lgbtq-rights-group-in-epic-ad-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/11\/17\/ron-desantis-slammed-by-florida-lgbtq-rights-group-in-epic-ad-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Slammed by Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Group in Epic Ad Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By JACOB OGLES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida\u2019s largest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pride.com\/lgbtq\/?utm_campaign=SmartLinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LGBTQ<\/a>+ advocacy group just launched a television ad comparing the destruction of Gov.&nbsp;Ron DeSantis\u2019 culture wars to hurricanes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/equality-florida-ad-against-ron-desantis.webp?resize=980%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39055\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBreaking News: Hurricane Ron Extremely Dangerous\u201d reads a mock headline. The ad then runs footage of storm damage in past natural disasters in&nbsp;Florida, but edits the imagery against news reports on controversial laws signed by DeSantis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Equality Florida ad,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6mlnITKUR9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;\u201c#DeSantisFailedUs<\/a>,\u201d attacks a range of laws under DeSantis that hurt LGBTQ kids and compromise the rights and education of all in the state. It hits local airwaves as national Republicans arrive in Miami for the third presidential debate, where DeSantis will appear as one of the candidates on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGovernor DeSantis launched an all-out assault on the core values of freedom, equality and democracy,\u201d said Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida. \u201cHe has ignored the real challenges in our state to pursue an agenda of government intrusion and control that robs us of the right to make healthcare decisions for ourselves and our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ad reaches beyond pure LGBTQ+ issues to hit a range of intersectional matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRon DeSantis signed a bill banning abortion in the state after six weeks of pregnancy,\u201d a newscaster says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A narrator then describes a litany of controversial policies from Florida\u2019s \u201cdon\u2019t say gay\u201d law to restricting the curriculum for an&nbsp;AP Black History course.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"085b47ef-666b-4a36-be68-5353ffbd32f5\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-fab03ad1558a972cb304865c02a4373a\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-0f0dd138734c49a359714c7a5879ce37 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"#DeSantisFailedUs\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mlnITKUR9c?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=\"Ron DeSantis Slammed by Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Group in Epic Ad Campaign\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIgnoring Florida\u2019s real problems while ripping books from school libraries, emboldening racism, targeting LGBTQ kids, censoring history,\u201d the narrator says. \u201cAs DeSantis continues to wreak havoc, it\u2019s time to come together and build a future that includes us all. Join us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith said it\u2019s important Floridians and everyone in America understand the extreme agenda DeSantis has embraced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe has turned schools over to book-banning extremists who censor and whitewash history and relentlessly attack LGBTQ students and parents,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe appeals to racism and attacks immigrants, all while Nazis are literally marching in the streets. He has removed duly elected local leaders who dare to challenge his abuse of government power. We will continue to sound the alarm about the deep damage DeSantis has inflicted on basic freedoms in Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equality Florida said that\u2019s leading to between 20 and 30 percent of faculty at Florida universities leaving. It\u2019s also driving out queer families, with a recent<a href=\"https:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/press\/dont-say-gay-press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;UCLA survey<\/a>&nbsp;finding close to half of LGBTQ+ parents are considering a move away from Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the infamous book bans, the organization notes a high percentage of books taken off shelves for being targeted for containing LGBTQ+ content. Some states like&nbsp;Minnesota&nbsp;and&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;have actively wooed Floridians to leave the forces of hatred and bigotry in the state behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, DeSantis has both slipped in&nbsp;presidential polling&nbsp;and his&nbsp;job approval ratings&nbsp;as Florida\u2019s Governor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By JACOB OGLES Florida\u2019s largest&nbsp;LGBTQ+ advocacy group just launched a television ad comparing the destruction of Gov.&nbsp;Ron DeSantis\u2019 culture wars to hurricanes. \u201cBreaking News: Hurricane Ron Extremely Dangerous\u201d reads a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[15],"tags":[6774],"class_list":["post-39054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-ron-desantis-slammed-by-florida-lgbtq-rights-group-in-epic-ad-campaign"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}