NAACP Issues Travel Advisory for ‘Openly Hostile’ Florida

The NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida over the weekend to warn potential tourists of state laws and policies that the group sees as hostile to LGBT people and people of color. 

The advisory is in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “aggressive attempts to erase Black history” and restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida schools, the advisory said.  

Tourists should understand that “Florida is openly hostile toward African-Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals,” said the NAACP, a longstanding advocacy group for Black Americans.