Naples, Fla., can require a drag performance be performed indoors and restricted to adults, a federal appeals court ruled Friday—one day before the event was scheduled to take place in a public park.
A divided Eleventh Circuit reversed the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida’s order blocking local restrictions on a drag show as part of the Naples Pride Fest this weekend.
The appeals court majority said that Naples Pride waited too long to challenge this year’s permit because the city imposed similar indoor restrictions on 2023 and 2024 shows. The court also said that city officials ...
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