{"id":834632,"date":"2023-06-27T10:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?post_type=gap&p=834632"},"modified":"2023-09-15T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:43:00","slug":"francis-suarez","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/francis-suarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Suarez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Expressed support for a Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\/Trans\u201d law championed by <\/span>Governor Ron DeSantis<\/span><\/a> that bans classroom instruction or discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. He did not specify whether he supported the <\/span>expansion of the policy to all grades<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Signed the City of Miami\u2019s LGBTQ Ordinance announcing, \u201cToday we officially signed the City of Miami\u2019s LGBTQ Ordinance recognizing the decades of contributions by the LGBTQ Miami residents to the economy and diversity of the city! After today (1) The City of Miami will create a <\/span>database assigning LGBTQ businesses in Miami as a designated minority businesses<\/span><\/a> (2) National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce will be officially recognized by the City Administration as a third-party organization tasked with certifying LGBTQ businesses (3) Eligibility as a recognized minority business to small business enterprise training programs and other services already offered to minority owned businesses around Miami. Proud to be part of what makes Miami the Magic City and a <\/span>#Miami4All<\/span><\/a> \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014Said<\/span><\/a> DeSantis\u2019s <\/span>\u201cDon\u2019t Say [Gay\/Trans]\u201d bill<\/span><\/a> has also deflated some of Miami\u2019s efforts to attract new residents, conventions and business opportunities. \u201cMy perspective is that we don\u2019t want little kids being taught about sexuality in the classroom,\u201d said Suarez, who is married with two kids. \u201cWe want parents to do that. But we also want to be a country that is pro-equal rights for the LGBTQ community, which is what Miami is about. And I think whether it\u2019s equality in housing or equality in job opportunity, the LGBTQ community is a community that is a large stakeholder in this country and deserves to be treated with respect and kindness as we do here in our city. This goes back to conflicted leadership, as opposed to persuasive leadership and aspirational leadership.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":834634,"template":"","categories":[139163],"tags":[],"region":[138574,138565],"hashtag":[138632],"class_list":{"0":"post-834632","1":"gap","2":"type-gap","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"category-elections","7":"region-florida","8":"region-national","9":"hashtag-politics"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t