Their message: that both the Supreme Court and Legislature had rolled back rights for ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community and women.
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Steve Glassman, whose district includes the downtown area, said in an interview that he “would not be anywhere else right now.” “It’s really important for the world to know that Fort Lauderdale is not Florida.”
Not Florida? He was asked.
“The way the world is looking at Florida right now with all of the hateful legislation, it’s important for Fort Lauderdale to take a stand and say ‘this is not us. This is not who we are.’ And I’m really disgusted by the mean-spirited and hateful legislation that’s come out of Tallahassee the last couple of years.”
They should put that on their “welcome to Fort Lauderdale” sign. “Ft. Lauderdale welcomes you. We’re Not Florida…”
