Photo: NYC Mayor Eric Adams' Office
The mayor of New York City says he's launching a digital billboard campaign in West Palm Beach and four other major cities in our state to condemn the Parental Rights in Education law and send a message to members of the LGBTQ community.
"We are going to loudly show our support and say to those who are living in Florida, listen we want you here in New York. You know, we want you right here in New York City."
Eric Adams called the new law "the latest shameful, extremist culture war targeting the LGBTQ+ community."
In addition to West Palm Beach, the billboards will appear in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa for eight weeks, with messages like "Come to the city where you can say whatever you want" and "People say a lot of ridiculous things in New York. Don't Say Gay isn't one of them."
The law prohibits classroom instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, but doesn't actually stop anyone from saying the word "gay" in school.
Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law last week, followed by a lawsuit being filed against it by LGBTQ groups.