Who will fight for those left behind? Why these LGBTQ+ activists won't leave Florida
“If Escobar couldn’t kill me, neither will Ron Desantis.”
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“If Escobar couldn’t kill me, neither will Ron Desantis.”
Despite concerns that universities or pride events could spread monkeypox, the virus has fallen dramatically in the U.S. and in Central Florida.
Vaccination events have increased and the Florida Department of Health-Orange has added more sites in recent weeks.
Monkeypox can infect anyone. It spreads through close, skin-to-skin contact with an infected person’s rash or bodily fluids, or uncleaned surfaces that their rash has touched, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
In the five years since Pulse, members of Orlando’s Black and brown LGBTQ+ communities have seen great strides in acceptance and representation, but advocates say true equality is still distant.