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Ron DeSantis used his power to officially “reject” a trans athlete’s victory

After Lia Thomas won an NCAA swimming championship event, the Florida governor declared his own winner in a meaningless proclamation that's nothing but fuel for the culture war.

Mic

Florida governor refuses to recognise trans athlete Lia Thomas as winner of NCAA swimming title

A Florida governor is adamant that Lia Thomas is not the rightful winner of the NCAA swimming 500m freestyle title - some believe the transgender athlete should be allowed to compete with women

Daily Mirror

Florida Gov. DeSantis: Transgender swimmer's victory a fraud

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is jumping into the conversation about a transgender swimmer who won a collegiate title by declaring the runner-up as the real winner

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Florida governor says trans swimmer Lia Thomas was not ‘rightful winner’ of NCAA title

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation that a resident of his state is the ‘rightful’ holder of the NCAA title won by trans swimmer Lia Thomas

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Big Tobacco’s powerful ally: the Florida Supreme Court

Special interests have many friends at the Florida Supreme Court. The people have one — Justice Jorge Labarga.

Tribune News Service

Disney employees walk off the job to protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation

CEO Bob Chapek pledges ‘listening tour’ in last-minute call as workers stage company-wide walkouts

The Independent UK

What is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill?

Controversial new legislation would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in classroom

The Independent UK

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DeSantis threatens Black districts

The Republican governor running for reelection in November threatens to call back the Florida legislature

Salon

With walkout threat, Disney finds itself in balancing act

With some workers across the U.S. threatening a walkout, The Walt Disney Co. finds itself performing a high-wire act of balancing the expectations of a diverse workforce with demands from an increasingly polarized and politicized marketplace

The Independent UK

Normally a master of messaging, DeSantis outmaneuvered by ‘Don’t Say Gay’ catchphrase

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has sold himself as a warrior against “COVID theater,” championed and got the Legislature to pass his “Stop WOKE Act,” and pushed the narrative that his leadership has produced the “free state of Florida.”

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis ‘Stop Woke’ Act could bar Disney from diversity trainings

Florida's new ‘Stop Woke’ act will stop private companies from doing diversity training

The Independent UK

Disney faces backlash over LGBTQ controversy: ‘It’s just pure nonsense’

The company’s tone deaf mishandling of Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill has revealed a long-gestating conflict

The Guardian - US

What is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill?

Controversial new legislation would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in classroom

The Independent UK

ESPN pauses coverage of women’s basketball match in protest at Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said he will sign controversial law when it arrives on his desk

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Salon

Disney, DeSantis and "Don't Say Gay"

Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against the law after initial silence. Now DeSantis is slamming Disney as "woke"

Orlando Sentinel

Teachers get caught in the middle of Florida’s culture war bills

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two major pieces of legislation pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and approved by the Florida Legislature have put public school teachers in the crosshairs of the Republican-waged culture wars and created confusion over just what they can teach in class, critics say.

The Independent UK

US education secretary to Florida LGBTQ kids: Got your back

In another clash between the Biden administration and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has spoke with LGBTQ students in Florida

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gov. DeSantis should veto these three bad bills

The Republican-led Legislature used this year’s session to wage culture war in advance of elections in November. Gov. Ron DeSantis already signaled his support for much of the most-divisive legislation, but other bills that fell under the radar amount to bad politics and bad public policy, too.

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The Independent UK

Some GOP states seek new police units for election probes

Republicans promoting claims of widespread voter fraud in at least two politically important states are turning to a new tactic to appease voters who falsely believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen

The Independent UK

What is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill?

Controversial new legislation would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in classroom

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Florida lawmakers were lost in the Twilight Zone and ignored our real-life challenges

In Florida, conversations about race and sexuality are more dangerous than aging buildings in the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse. School books need more scrutiny than rising property insurance premiums. Lies about widespread election fraud are more urgently addressed than real sky-high housing and renting costs.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida’s redistricting process headed for a ‘train wreck’ as veto, lawsuits loom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s congressional maps remain in limbo as Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP Legislature continue their standoff over a Black district in North Florida. And nobody quite knows what’s going to happen next.

Salon

Trump 2.0: DeSantis is the future of GOP

From COVID denialism to right-wing culture war, Florida's GOP governor is ready to take his radical agenda national

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: Passing the ‘anti-woke’ bill is last feather on the Florida Legislature’s racist cap

If there’s anything we learned from this legislative session in Florida, it’s the undeniable reality that racism is alive, and unfortunately thriving, in the highest corridors of the Sunshine State.

Tribune News Service

At rally, Florida Democrats rail against Gov. DeSantis

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried and Annette Taddeo came together over the weekend, united in their diagnosis of the biggest problem they see plaguing Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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