Two large groups have just pulled their conventions out of Orlando citing the hostile political

[tblue37]

climate created by Desantis.

Link to tweet

AnitaB.org, an organization of female and nonbinary tech workers, is moving its annual convention out of Orlando and taking its business elsewhere, citing Florida’s political climate and actions taken by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature.

And another group of nurses is canceling a 2027 event because of similar concerns, according to the Orange County Convention Center.

The cancellations are the latest economic blow to the region, coming in the wake of Walt Disney Co.’s decision to drop plans for a nearly $1 billion corporate campus in Orlando with 2,000 high-paying jobs.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/07/2-groups-cancel-orlando-conventions-as-worries-over-political-climate-grow/

Snip

[MOMFUDSKI]

1. He is a short,

and shortsighted, little man who doesn't understand business.

[Biophilic]

6. He honestly doesn't understand much except 'I want, I want, I want."

I suspect he doesn't much care what happens to Florida. He was just using us to get to the White House. We are completely expendable.

[brakester]

8. Except,

" I hate, I hate, I hate!"

[gratuitous]

12. He has the full backing of the state legislature

There's plenty of blame to go around, as the legislature enables DeSantis as well as any co-dependent partner could. The question is whether Florida Democrats can get their act together and mount a challenge to this political malpractice.

[Biophilic]

14. Yeah, he couldn't have done it without them.

They seemed to be behind him and his hatefulness 100%. I can’t get my head around that kind of thinking.

[Marcus IM]

15. Don't hold your breath.

FL Dems run with the same platform as republicans... Anti Cuba, anti Maduro, anti anything that might be able to be accused of being the dreaded socialism... Like universal healthcare and universal higher Ed.

And if one runs on the same platform as republicans, then the electorate will vote republican every time.

[Biophilic]

28. Hmmm, interesting. I do see a problem there.

Thanks for the info.

[Brother Buzz]

2. Do we know the names of the two groups that pulled the plug?

[underpants]

4. See 👇

[Brother Buzz]

5. Gotcha

[underpants]

3. AnitaB and a nursing convention in 2027

AnitaB.org, an organization of female and nonbinary tech workers, is moving its annual convention out of Orlando and taking its business elsewhere, citing Florida’s political climate and actions taken by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature.

And another group of nurses is canceling a 2027 event because of similar concerns, according to the Orange County Convention Center.

[AllaN01Bear]

33. hihowdi. what is non binary? thanks .

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

37. Non-binaries.

Where transgenders identify as a gender other than that they were identified at birth, Non-binaries identify as 1) neither or 2) some combination of both. They feel they are not the one, nor the other, so non-binary, or something else.

Some are called enbys as a nickname "nb's"

https://www.healthline.com/health/enby

[Celerity]

47. Wow, cringey bruv, so cringe. In fact, it's very problematic, in re., the sexual harassment scale

[Random Boomer]

38. Non-binary refers to gender identity

Non-binary is an umbrella term for people who don't identify as specifically one gender and/or sex. It's the shades of grey between male and female, or man and woman.

[AllaN01Bear]

41. sort of like bi?

[Lisa0825]

45. No. Gender identity and sexual orientation are not the same thing.

Nonbinary refers how they identify with regards to gender - they don't really feel like male or female really fits their identity.

Bisexual refers to sexual orientation - they are attracted to both male and female sexual partners.

Example - a trans woman (male at birth, identifies as female) can be sexually attracted to men or women. Gender identity is not about sex.

[Random Boomer]

50. No, it's not about sexual attraction

As Lisa explained so well, "bisexual" refers to individuals who are attracted to people, rather than to a specific sex. "Non-Binary" is not about attraction to other people, it's only about self-image.

It's also a very broad term in that there are many ways to not match the conventional binary view of male/female or man/woman. A group of people who consider themselves non-binary might all have a very different definition of how that term applies to each of them. For instance, one person might be quite androgynous in behavior; they are male and very comfortable with a male body, but still have a very feminine presentation in terms of body language and clothing style. They might use the term "non-binary" to describe themselves. At the same time, another person might have an internalized body image of being both male and female; this may not fit their actual morphology, but it's the body map that their brain believes to be true.

Personally, I prefer the term "queer" over "non-binary" but either one fits me; I'm also a gay woman, not the least bit bisexual.

[AllaN01Bear]

34. eggscllent.

[MagickMuffin]

7. Hurtful policies have dire consequences

Running businesses outta the state, running migrant workers outta the state, running conventions outta the state.

And he has ambitions to do this to the remaining 49 states.


NO THANKS

[sheshe2]

10. +1000

[PortTack]

9. Is he even looking at how his poll numbers are tanking? Or...maybe he's in such a bubble he

Doesn’t think the two are connected.

[sheshe2]

11. I feel badly for those that didn't vote for him.

[Biophilic]

13. Thanks! We feel badly too.

But the people who should really feel badly are the ones that didn’t bother to vote at all. On the other hand, I’m not sure if anyone realized how hateful he actually is.

[sheshe2]

16. You are welcome.

I certainly agree with you about the non voters. I don’t understand how anyone, especially in these times, would sit out the vote.

[ShazzieB]

26. I can kinda understand people not realizing how horrible he was going to be.

It was the same way with Trump. Even those of us who knew he was going to be awful didn't fully anticipate just how awful.

At least that's how it was for me. When TFG got elected, I knew his presidency would be a nightmare. But once he was in office, I was literally floored on a daily basis by all the different ways he managed to be even more horrible than I could ever have imagined. I finally learned to expect the unthinkable, but that only helped a little.

It's hard for normal people to anticipate the actions of an amoral sociopath, because our brains don't work that way.

[calimary]

46. Well, what was it that P.T. Barnum is believed to have said?

"There's a sucker born every minute."

https://medium.com/skeptikai/the-real-story-behind-the-quote-theres-a-sucker-born-every-minute-1db9a7220d34

[CTyankee]

18. Well, now we know what they knew. Sometimes we just have to fight on and hopefully, since it is a

nationally known situation, we can be forewarned and hopefully, can learn from this. I don't think being in the national spotlight is a bad thing.

[CaptainTruth]

20. Thank you.

[sheshe2]

22. ❤️

[pstokely]

31. what about those who didn't vote at all?

FL has low turnout

[Initech]

17. Fuck Ron Desantis and Fox News, they created this hostile environment.

[CaptainTruth]

19. Orange county voted 60.9% Biden 37.4% Trump.

Orlando is in Orange County.

"In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%."

I certainly support sending a message to DeFascist, & more importantly to FL voters in general about how policies like his drive business away from the state, but I'm always concerned about how boycotts of Orlando establishments affect the thousands of folks there who rely on manual labor jobs, the majority of whom are solidly Democratic.

Now, the owners/executives/etc of the convention center, hotels, & related venues & service companies may be much more right-leaning than Orange County as a whole, & if that's the case, & they see DeFascist's policies hurting their bottom line, it might make them more careful about what politicians they support in the future, which of course would be a good thing.

[SunSeeker]

24. I guess that's why DeSantis is fine with destroying Orange County's #1 employer.

He figures he's just hurting Democrats, who won't vote for him anyway. Of course, this hurts the whole state, but he's a dumbass.

[CaptainTruth]

25. Yep. It's quite clear how his attacks are focused on the blue areas of FL.

And you're right, he's hurting the whole state, but he would shoot himself in the foot if a Democrat's foot was under his & he knew he would hit it.

[RKP5637]

36. One can go off to universities with a good memory and make great grades, however,

that does not mean they are not as dumb as a bag of rocks.

[Random Boomer]

39. You can't remove Orange County from Florida

Given the current state of affairs in Florida, I would not feel safe or comfortable stepping foot in any part of the state. It doesn't matter that Orlando trends Democratic in voting, I still would not attend a convention there because of the state apparatus.

Other cities that host conventions are likely to be affected as well, just give them time to start reporting the cancellations.

[Cha]

21. Good on them! Sorry for

the non deSadist people this Affects But that Fascist gov is killing your state.

MoRon needs to BE Stopped by any means necessary.

[BoomaofBandM]

23. I hope they take the conventions to a state that has pro choice laws.

I am from Wisconsin and think that might be the only way to get the republicans to vote pro choice.

[Ford_Prefect]

27. DeSantis is just like Putin: hate is his principle tool and he doesn't care or realize how much his

hateful policies and actions are destroying his own people and his home state.

He lives in an alternate universe where everything he wants to do is what will be done.....And nothing he does can hurt him.

This sort of magical thinking can only lead to a sticky end...

[Blue Owl]

42. He's Vladimir Puddin'

[3catwoman3]

44. Oh, good one!

[Deep State Witch]

29. They named a group of female and NB tech workers

After Anita Bryant?

[EarnestPutz]

30. That's what I thought. Looked it up. Anita Borg, a computer scientist is the namesake. Don't know...

.....if this was unfortunate or an intention dig at the old hateful orange juice shill.

[Jakes Progress]

32. Can dethrone almost any governor.

The convention business is too often overlooked. Large cities can rise and fall based on this very lucrative business. Hotels, restaurants, and convention halls rely on these events planned years out.

Organizations, associations, and businesses can yank planned conventions or boycott states or cities to affect real change. Governors can look tough standing up to teachers and theme parks. They don't dare defy the chamber of commerce.

[RKP5637]

35. And DeNazi wants to make all of the US just like FloriDUH! n/t

[Wounded Bear]

40. FAFO - Florida style...

[mwb970]

48. And the DeSantis War On Florida continues....

Don't you wish your state had a republican governor?

[leftyladyfrommo]

49. DeSantis is destroying Florida. It's becoming a

no man's land.