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Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website Headline from WFMZ Allentown, from the development of Aug 21, 2024
Newest development Aug 22, 2024 · 2 reports Florida Tourism Quietly Deleted Its LGBTQ+ Pages
This week travelers learned that Florida
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Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website
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Florida Tourism Quietly Deleted Its LGBTQ+ Pages
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WFMZ Allentown
Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website ↗ (opens WFMZ Allentown) Published Aug 21, 2024
Same headline from 11 more outlets WFMZ Allentown's feed description This week travelers learned that Florida
Latin Times
Florida authorities remove LGBTQ+-related travel information from the state's website ↗ (opens Latin Times) Published Aug 20, 2024
Latin Times's feed description Businesses catering to the demographic said it is a new episode of the DeSantis administration crusade
Forbes
Florida Tourism Quietly Deleted Its LGBTQ+ Pages ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Aug 21, 2024
Forbes's feed description “Erasing an entire segment of people is not a marketing campaign,” says the CEO of one of the state’s top destination marketing organizations. “From a business standpoint, it makes zero sense.”
Fox News
Florida removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state tourism website ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Aug 21, 2024
Fox News's feed description Florida’s tourism marketing agency removed the "LGBTQ Travel" section from its website at some point earlier this year, according to reports.
NBC 6 South Florida
Florida quietly removes LGBTQ travel info from state website ↗ (opens NBC 6 South Florida) Published Aug 21, 2024
NBC 6 South Florida's feed description Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and St. Petersburg are among several Florida cities that have long been top U.S. destinations for LGBTQ tourists. So it...
Tampa Bay Times
Florida website removes LGBTQ+ travel info ↗ (opens Tampa Bay Times) Published Aug 21, 2024
Tampa Bay Times's feed description Tourism is one of the state’s biggest industries.
Advocate
Florida tourism website takes down its LGBTQ-dedicated page ↗ (opens Advocate) Published Aug 21, 2024
Advocate's feed description Anyone who had the page bookmarked and tries to go to that section now will end up at a generic "Things To Do" page instead.
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