On the 27th of August, Florida’s racist, fascist, homophobic governor Ron DeSantis staged a short-notice press conference inside a government building in Orlando. Protesters outside were furious with his 207(g) programs, his concentration camp building, and his witch-hunt against the LGBTQ community. The recent uproar over rainbow sidewalks at Pulse and elsewhere has cast the governor’s Christian Nationalist hate for the GLBTQ community into stark relief.
Some of the protesters blew horns to ensure the protest could not be hidden fronm reporters inside. Cops responded with threats of arrest, at which point protesters began chanting louder than the horns. DeSantis knew better than to attempt an outdoor protest in Orlando, a city that despises him and everything he stands for! In the end, he had to come out sometime. Protesters staked out all possible exits. When he pulled out in his black SUV, protesters managed to approach, one yelling “Ron DeSantis you fascist piece of shit!”