LGBTQ Floridians once hoped DeSantis could be an ally. Not anymore
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In his first year as Florida governor in 2019, Ron DeSantis paid a somber visit to the memorial for the 49 people who lost their lives when a man opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.
His wife, Casey, clutched a bouquet of white flowers as DeSantis took in the faces of those who died on that June night in 2016. Most were Latino. Many were gay. Before leaving, DeSantis signed a wall with the words: "Florida will always remember these precious lives."
For Florida's LGBTQ community, the day brought a glimmer of optimism that this new Republican leader might listen to their concerns, said Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, an Orlando Democrat and the state's first openly gay Latino lawmaker. The governor, Smith said, "appeared to be extending an olive branch to the LGBTQ community."
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