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Posted on 11/12/2026 12:06:47 PM PST by fidelis
A city in Florida has canceled an annual pride event and its annual St. Patrick's Day parade after a new law in the state has banned government-funded "DEI" initiatives. Residents in the city have said that it is "ridiculous."
Delray Beach officials said that the legislation, SB 1134, will restrict the city from holding its annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The law takes effect on January 1.
The law prohibits any county or municipal government in the state from “funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion.” The law also blocks celebrations that honor heritage or ethnicity.
In a Tuesday announcement, Delray Beach said, " The City of Delray Beach will not host its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade or Pride event in 2027 following the enactment of Florida Senate Bill 1134 (CS/CS/SB 1134), relating to official actions of local governments.
"The new state law, which takes effect January 1, 2027, establishes restrictions on municipal funding, promotion, and official actions involving activities defined under the legislation as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These restrictions include certain programming and activities designed or implemented with reference to ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity," the city added. "Following a review of the legislation and its requirements, the City has determined that it is legally prohibited from organizing, funding, or promoting these events in 2027."
One Delray Beach resident told reporters at WPBF, “Disappointed? Ridiculous. You know, it's just – are they going to cancel the Christmas parade as well? So, there's a lot of issues going on here and its weird,” Randy Biro said.
Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney said that he is working "feverishly" with groups to hold the parade still. “For those who live, work & play in Delray, we want the Delray Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade to stay!”
The bill does not prohibit government celebration of those holidays that are federally recognized, like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Christmas, and others.
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“malicious compliance”
DeSantis has done a pretty good job in Florida. Reckon elevator boots will make him a bad president?
If someone wants to hold a parade they can fund it.
Elevator boots was a ridiculous move. He should’ve paid no attention to his height and not been so self conscious about it.
Elevator boots was a ridiculous move. He should’ve paid no attention to his height and not been so self conscious about it....................
As my mother would have said, “You just have to get used to it and stop complaining.”
We can celebrate nothing unless the faggots get their own special parade.
Someone PLEASE maker it stop!
Elevator boots?
What’s really ridiculous is injecting something so irrelevant into the discussion.
If you believe that diddling people of your own gender is somehow an identity then you would be forced to concede that a government endorsing a parade honoring that type or any type of person would be discriminatory against all other types.
Stop it.
Pronto!
If you believe that diddling people of your own gender is somehow an identity then you would be forced to concede that a government endorsing a parade honoring that type or any type of person would be discriminatory against all other types.
Stop it.
If you believe that diddling people of your own gender is somehow an identity then you would be forced to concede that a government endorsing a parade honoring that type or any type of person would be discriminatory against all other types.
Stop it.
the City has determined that it is legally prohibited from organizing, funding, or promoting these events in 2027.”
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But the sons of Ireland or the Italian FAthers group can.
Hey if Mickey Rooney can marry Ava Gardner I think height is not a problem.
“What’s really ridiculous is injecting something so irrelevant into the discussion”
Childish and immature is more like it.
Ignorant is another word.
Amazing how much the collective IQ on this forum has dropped over the years.
Amazing how much the collective IQ on this forum has dropped over the years.Amazing in the worst possible sense of the word.
Ha ha ha 😂 take that Whitey.
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