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Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

"... the Florida Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed a local restaurant, The Kilted Mermaid, demanding surveillance video, guest lists, reservation logs, and contracts of performers and other staff—all because the venue hosted an LGBTQ+ Pride event."

#RindalaAlajaji, 2025

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name

Well that sounds like Stasi-era "Communism" more than any kind of liberty or democracy.

#HatTip to @emma for the link and @silentLurker for the boost that brought it to my attention.

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Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

"Just like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and other bills with misleading names, this isn’t about protecting children. It’s about using the power of the state to intimidate people government officials disagree with, and to censor speech that is both lawful and fundamental to American democracy."

#RindalaAlajaji, 2025

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name

First they came for the drag queens ...

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