Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Rindala Alajaji
“If you thought going to a Pride event or drag show was just another night out, think again. If you were in Florida, it might land your name in a government database. That’s what’s happening in Vero Beach, FL, where the Florida Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed a local restaurant, The Kilted Mermaid, demanding surveillance video, guest lists, reservation logs, and contracts of performers and other staff — all because the venue hosted an LGBTQ+ Pride event. To be clear: no one has been charged with a crime, and the law Florida is likely leaning on here — the so-called ‘Protection of Children Act’ (which was designed to be a drag show ban) — has already been blocked by federal courts as likely unconstitutional. But that didn’t stop Attorney General James Uthmeier from pushing forward anyway.” (07/28/25)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name