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Tampa bridge won't display gay colors for gay week after doing it 3 times before
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:24 pm
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State bridges will instead celebrate 'Freedom Summer,' displaying red, white, and blue lights in support of America.
For the past three years, the iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay dedicated one week in June to LGBTQ+ activism, displaying rainbow-colored as well as blue and pink "transgender" lights in homage to Pride Month. This year, however, no state bridge, not even the Skyway, will have Pride-themed lights, making several Florida media outlets very upset.
Recent headlines from the Sunshine State reveal just how devoted some media outlets are to the LGBTQ+ agenda. "Lights on Skyway Bridge won’t show rainbow colors for Pride Month. Why?" the Tampa Bay Times asked pointedly. "No rainbow lights: Sunshine Skyway Bridge goes dark for Pride 2024," bemoaned WFLA. FOX13 likewise mourned the loss of the "vibrant lights" of Pride this year.
'Pride is the prime example of what patriotism is, the release of government tyranny.'
Only the bridges will still have "vibrant lights." Florida officials have dedicated summer 2024 to America, calling it "Freedom Summer," and have decided to have red, white, and blue lights shining on all state bridges to celebrate it.
"As Floridians prepare for Freedom Summer, Florida's bridges will follow suit, illuminating in red, white, and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day!" Florida Secretary of Transportation Jared Perdue posted to X last week.
For the change in policy regarding the Skyway's lights, the Tampa Bay Times and other outlets blamed one individual: Manatee County Commission Chairman Mike Rahn. According to an email from Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop dated February 13, Rahn disapproved "lighting of the Skyway for Pride Month or National Gun Violence Awareness Day."
As Manatee, Hillsborough, and Pinellas Counties must approve all Skyway light requests, Rahn's vote against the Pride lights has been considered the deciding factor, though he denies that it was. In a statement to the Times this week, Rahn said, "I do not have the authority to override the governor of the state of Florida. However, in my opinion, the lighting of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a FDOT matter and should not be left with to the individual counties."
Byron Green-Calisch, president of St. Pete Pride, said he was "disheartened" by the loss of Pride lights this year. "Pride is the prime example of what patriotism is, the release of government tyranny," Green-Calisch said.
"To have a place to live free, where every man and woman is created equal and imbued with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When I say I’m patriotic, that’s what I mean."
Because Freedom Summer lasts all summer long, state bridges in Florida will not have light shows to mark other days or weeks previously dedicated to Juneteenth, mental health awareness, autism awareness, sickle cell awareness, or ovarian cancer awareness.
State bridges will instead celebrate 'Freedom Summer,' displaying red, white, and blue lights in support of America.
For the past three years, the iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay dedicated one week in June to LGBTQ+ activism, displaying rainbow-colored as well as blue and pink "transgender" lights in homage to Pride Month. This year, however, no state bridge, not even the Skyway, will have Pride-themed lights, making several Florida media outlets very upset.
Recent headlines from the Sunshine State reveal just how devoted some media outlets are to the LGBTQ+ agenda. "Lights on Skyway Bridge won’t show rainbow colors for Pride Month. Why?" the Tampa Bay Times asked pointedly. "No rainbow lights: Sunshine Skyway Bridge goes dark for Pride 2024," bemoaned WFLA. FOX13 likewise mourned the loss of the "vibrant lights" of Pride this year.
'Pride is the prime example of what patriotism is, the release of government tyranny.'
Only the bridges will still have "vibrant lights." Florida officials have dedicated summer 2024 to America, calling it "Freedom Summer," and have decided to have red, white, and blue lights shining on all state bridges to celebrate it.
"As Floridians prepare for Freedom Summer, Florida's bridges will follow suit, illuminating in red, white, and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day!" Florida Secretary of Transportation Jared Perdue posted to X last week.
For the change in policy regarding the Skyway's lights, the Tampa Bay Times and other outlets blamed one individual: Manatee County Commission Chairman Mike Rahn. According to an email from Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop dated February 13, Rahn disapproved "lighting of the Skyway for Pride Month or National Gun Violence Awareness Day."
As Manatee, Hillsborough, and Pinellas Counties must approve all Skyway light requests, Rahn's vote against the Pride lights has been considered the deciding factor, though he denies that it was. In a statement to the Times this week, Rahn said, "I do not have the authority to override the governor of the state of Florida. However, in my opinion, the lighting of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a FDOT matter and should not be left with to the individual counties."
Byron Green-Calisch, president of St. Pete Pride, said he was "disheartened" by the loss of Pride lights this year. "Pride is the prime example of what patriotism is, the release of government tyranny," Green-Calisch said.
"To have a place to live free, where every man and woman is created equal and imbued with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When I say I’m patriotic, that’s what I mean."
Because Freedom Summer lasts all summer long, state bridges in Florida will not have light shows to mark other days or weeks previously dedicated to Juneteenth, mental health awareness, autism awareness, sickle cell awareness, or ovarian cancer awareness.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:29 pm to Night Vision
Who's the flaming tart that downvoted this?
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:34 pm to MemphisGuy
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Who's the flaming tart that downvoted this?
Tmgin prolly
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:35 pm to Night Vision
Good, people are just about fed up with this BS and it will
Not last much longer.
Not last much longer.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:37 pm to Night Vision
I guess they figured it would make an easier target for a barge.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:39 pm to MemphisGuy
quote:
Who's the flaming tart that downvoted this?
I wish you could see who upvotes/downvotes. Id bet a pretty penny one or more of the serious TDS cases on this board is a secret gay. Look what TDS did to Drudge
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:55 pm to Night Vision
I just want to know when they will light the bridge for straight men and women….
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:08 pm to Night Vision
God I love my state and my Governor. He will be a great president in 2028!
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:26 pm to Night Vision
They're all in on trying to make people forget about this shite for this summer and until after the election... then it's back on.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:27 pm to Night Vision
Gay week? I thought it was "Pride Month" now.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:29 pm to LegalEazyE
I guess there are separate weeks for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and all the rest on Gilligan’s Isle.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:35 pm to MemphisGuy
quote:
Who's the flaming tart that downvoted this?
Rob Long
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:55 pm to Night Vision
Awesome.
No need for damn bridge lights based on what gender some people have sex with, FFS.
No need for damn bridge lights based on what gender some people have sex with, FFS.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 3:05 pm to Night Vision
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State bridges will instead celebrate 'Freedom Summer,' displaying red, white, and blue lights in support of America.
They should. Think about how ridiculous the entire "Pride" angle is, if it's simply a matter of their community's sexual preference:
What color would they light up the bridge if they were to celebrate Blondes in Reverse Cowgirl Pride? Oh, is that inappropriate? I'm sorry. Didn't mean to offend. It's not like we're crowding the streets with half-naked men studded with rainbow dildos like a deviant human hedgehog.
The simple fact is, it's NOT just their sexual preference and what they do behind closed doors. It's their entire identity.
It's about listening exclusively to other homosexuals' music
...and being disproportionately represented in TV & movies,
...and having 4 cable channels that show almost entirely gay content,
...and having parades where they're mostly naked as they French kiss, walking down the street, in plain view of minor children,
... and drag queen story hour,
... and biological males destroying girls' & women's sports,
... and exposing minor children to sexually explicit novels and picture books...
The descent into deviant madness never ends.
Good on RDS for drawing a line and putting a stop to this horse shite.
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