{"id":459152,"date":"2022-06-07T23:32:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T20:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-pols-want-manhattan-venue-to-cancel-relocated-ron-desantis-speech\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T23:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T20:32:41","slug":"ny-pols-want-manhattan-venue-to-cancel-relocated-ron-desantis-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-pols-want-manhattan-venue-to-cancel-relocated-ron-desantis-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY pols want Manhattan venue to cancel relocated Ron DeSantis speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400a71f0adb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400a71f0adb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-pols-want-manhattan-venue-to-cancel-relocated-ron-desantis-speech\/#%E2%80%9CNY_pols_want_Manhattan_venue_to_cancel_relocated_Ron_DeSantis_speech%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY pols want Manhattan venue to cancel relocated Ron DeSantis speech&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_pols_want_Manhattan_venue_to_cancel_relocated_Ron_DeSantis_speech%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY pols want Manhattan venue to cancel relocated Ron DeSantis speech&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>They want to run Ron out of town.<\/p>\n<p>A group of Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le officials is demanding that a Manhattan venue cancel an appearance by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis \u2014 just weeks after another venue controversially declined to host him.<\/p>\n<p>Branding him anti-LGBTQ, critics say the Republican shouldn\u2019t be allowed to speak at the conference organized by a Jewish group at Chelsea Piers on Sunday \u2014 particularly during Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>They specifically oppose a new Florida law that bans school instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity for children in kindergarten through the fourth grade.<\/p>\n<p>Backers contend that the law \u2014 dubbed by opponents as the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill \u2014 shields kids from sexualized content in their classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>The Tikvah Fund originally planned to host DeSantis, commentator Bari Weiss and other conservative personalities at New York\u2019s Museum of Jewish Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>But those plans were scuttled after the facility refused to host DeSantis, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishleadershipconference.org\/\">Tikvah organizers said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They quickly shifted to Chelsea Piers and now some city officials are clamoring for the facility to also bar DeSantis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-florida-rally-demonstrators.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Demonstrators protest Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 redistricting map plan in front of the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida on April 19, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22566360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-florida-rally-demonstrators.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-florida-rally-demonstrators.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-florida-rally-demonstrators.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Demonstrators protest Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 redistricting map plan in front of the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida on April 19, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Phil Sears<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cancel caucus is being helmed by Democrat state Sen. Brad Hoylman, who noted that Chelsea is a traditional center of LGBTQ culture and that DeSantis\u2019 positions are not welcome there \u2014 especially during Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs #LGBTQ elected officials we demand @ChelseaPiersNYC cancel the event with \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 Florida Governor @RonDeSantisFL during #pridemonth2022 in Chelsea, the heart of our community,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradhoylman\/status\/1533795932948422656\">Hoylman tweeted Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Congressman Jerry Nadler also backed the push.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-cpac.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Florida Govenor Ron Desantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel in Orlando, FL.\" class=\"wp-image-22566364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-cpac.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-cpac.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-cpac.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>State Sen. Brad Hoylman is urging Chelsea Piers to cancel Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 scheduled appearance.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is disgraceful that Ron Desantis, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ+ rights and equality, will be speaking at Chelsea Piers during the month in which we celebrate the diversity and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJerryNadler\/status\/1533935177734529026\">he tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator Dave Rubin, who is gay, recently interviewed DeSantis at an event and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubinReport\/status\/1533811596589408258\">fired back at Hoylman.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s @RonDeSantisFL with me and my husband a few days ago,\u201d he wrote alongside a picture of the couple. \u201cThis was right before a sold out show of 1000 people cheering for freedom and liberty. You people find problems everywhere except where they really are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pier Sixty, the entity that runs the venue, said it remained \u201cextremely proud of our deep and longstanding connection with the LGBTQ community, having hosted and collaborated on many important special events since we opened our doors in 1998.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-panama-city.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis speaks to the crowd during the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam on June 05, 2022 in Panama City Beach, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-22566365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-panama-city.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-panama-city.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ron-desantis-governor-florida-panama-city.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans at speaking in Chelsea Piers on Sunday in spite of criticism from New York Democratic officials.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Chang\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPier Sixty has never discriminated against any group or organization nor have we ever based our acceptance of a booking contingent on our approval of the speakers our clients choose to present at these private events,\u201d a spokesman said. \u201cFurthermore, our accepting a booking in no ways implies that we endorse the respective organization or its speakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rep for the DeSantis campaign said he still plans to touch down in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor will always stand up for what is right and will not be deterred by the radical Left,\u201d she said in a statement, noting that DeSantis has strong ties to the Jewish community.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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