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Sarasota's LGBTQ community waves 700-foot pride flag in opposition to 'Don't Say Gay' bill

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People carry a giant Progress Pride flag along the Sarasota waterfront, with the downtown skyline across the bay.
Hundreds of LGBTQ residents and supporters rallied and waved a 700-foot Pride flag over the Ringling Bridge in Sarasota.

On Sunday, February 27, 2022, hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters gathered in Sarasota for a Say Gay rally, where a 700-foot Pride flag was waved over the Ringling Bridge. The story opens with a mother embracing her teenage daughter in the crowd.

The rally opposed the bill that critics called “Don’t Say Gay,” which sought to limit what Florida schools could teach about sexual orientation and gender identity. The full Herald-Tribune story may need a subscription to read.

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