“As the facts continue to be pieced together, a picture is emerging of an accident in which a truck careened out of control. But the history-making didn’t stop there: in 2018 it became the first city in Florida with an all LGBT city commission. Then, in 2000, Wilton Manors became the second city to have a gay majority body of government in the U.S. In 1988, the city elected its county’s first gay official. I feared it could be intentional based on what I saw from mere feet away,” he said in a Twitter statement Sunday. Wilton Manors has a legitimate claim to gay history fame. Trantalis, who is Fort Lauderdale's first openly gay mayor, initially told reporters the act was deliberate, adding to the confusion Saturday night. “I was getting phone calls from people I knew at the other end waiting for the parade saying, ‘Is this true? Is that true, do we have anything to worry about?’ You don’t know at that point.”įort Lauderdale Police said no arrests have been made saying they are conducting a thorough investigation with the FBI, nothing in a statement they are “considering and evaluating all possibilities.” “People were really distraught and some people were crying,” said Rolli, who explained that the crash happened in an area where the floats were lining up, so there weren’t as many parade-goers.
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In the confusion, it was unclear what happened. Rolli was on the other side of the float and didn’t witness the crash, but jumped off immediately and ran to the victims.
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The driver continued across all lanes of traffic, ultimately crashing into a fence on the other side of the street, police said. Trantalis said the driver of a pickup truck suddenly accelerated when he was told he was next in the parade, crashing into the victims. Rolli was on the float in front of the chorus truck along with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis and other city officials at a staging area where the floats were being readied. To my knowledge, this was not an attack on the LGBTQ community,” President Justin Knight said in a statement Sunday, calling it “an unfortunate accident.” “Our fellow Chorus members were those injured and the driver is also a part of the Chorus family. We just want to be proud and out," he said.The driver and the victims were a part of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus family, a small 25-member group of mostly older men. "We want people to see it's okay to say gay. Check out SunServe’s event page at There will a 5 cover. It is celebrated in June on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors Florida in Greater. The Caribbean LGBT Pride Festival will take place Saturday March 7 from 4 p.m. It’s difficult to go anywhere in Wilton Manors and not assume everyone is gay. South Florida’s most famous gayborhood combines a small-town atmosphere with all the amenities of urban life, it wrote the second time, in 2013. "We want a more inclusive lifestyle in Florida," explained Eddie Jakobson who's visiting from Fort Myers. Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride is one of the largest pride events in Florida. The accepting ambience has led South Florida Gay News to name Wilton Manors Best City twice. While people are excited for the fun and friendship, they're well aware of the political climate. Florida and what's going on right now in Tallahassee demands that we learn it and that we keep it alive and we do not allow them to push us back into closets," he said.
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"If we don't know our history we're doomed to continue in the loop.
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He said with changing laws in Florida aimed at the LGBTQ community, Pride events are more important than ever.
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Robert Kesten is the Executive Director of the Stonewall Museum and Achieves in Fort Lauderdale. "When the police raided the Stonewall Inn they rebelled and they rebelled over several days and nights and that lead to being called the "stonewall riots" and that was the kick off in a major way for gay liberation across the United States and ultimately around the world. We were fighting for equality and justice and here we are again in the state of Florida fighting for equality and justice," Baptiste said. "It harkens back to when we first started the Stonewall Movement and the Stonewall Riot 53 years ago. New laws in Florida like the so-called "Don't say gay" and other have many gearing up for a new movement. Pride this year is more than just celebrating the beginning of the gay rights movement.