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Say what? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis honors transgender woman who leads diversity seminars. (www.usatoday.com)

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[-] stormtrooper@sopuli.xyz 50 points 1 year ago

Sounds good as a headline, but judging from DeSantis’s history of being an absolutely insane shithead, this is most likely either just tokenism, or hypocrisy.

[-] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 year ago

It was something he did a few years ago, then the following year stated they are getting rid of the programs she just won an award for.

[-] stormtrooper@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

That sounds more on brand. Thanks for the explanation!

[-] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Ok, so we know his type now.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Need that "I didn't know" soundtrack.

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