the state s attorney general is reviewing the ruling. florida also passed a law recently targeting drag performances. new those restrictions are having an impact on pride celebrations in that state. during a time set aside for lgbtq people to honor their community and their history, some pride events are actually being scaled back or even canceled. cnn s victor blackwell has our report. pride kroosds florida will be noticeably less colorful this year. festival organizers are making significant changes or canceling events altogether due to potential consequences from governor ron desantis new law that many believe targets public drag performances, a mainstay of pride events. welcome, welcome to st. cloud s first pride event. it s very disheartening. reporter: christina, organizer of pride in st. cloud, canceled the orlando area event that was planned to include drag performers. according to the new law signed by desantis just weeks ago, local governments are banned for
event that was planned to include drag performers. according to the new law, local governments are band to issuing public permits for events that include some adult live performances. venues risk steep fines if a child is present, knowingly admitting a child would be a first-degree misdemeanor. once the bill was signed, i said we can restructure the event, we ll make sure it s only 18 and up. they talked with the performance and came back to me and said we re really sorry, but we just don t feel safe. reporter: organizers in port st. lucie canceled its pride parade, reached an agreement with the city to host a slimmed-down festival. drag performers were welcome, but anyone under 21 was not. i was in the closet for so many years and i still face hatred and oppression. kissimmee pride is on, but drag indoors only. for example, drag bingo will be taking place inside of our civic center and it will be an
it is very disheartening. christina coordinator of pride and safe canceled the orlando area event that was planned to include jack performers. according to the new loss and best desantis just weeks ago, local governments are banned from issuing public permits for events that include some muddled live performances. venues risk steep fines, losing licensing if a child s president, normally admitting a child would be a first degree misdemeanor. once the bill was signed, i said we can restructure the, event make sure it is only 18 and up for that portion. they went and spoke with the performers, and came back to me and said, we are really sorry but we just do not feel safe. organizers canceling its annual pride parade, they reached an agreement with the city to host a slimmed down festival, jack performers were welcome, but anyone under 21 was not. i was in the closet for so many, years i still feel pride is on, but track, indoors only.
it is heartbreaking. victor blackwell, cnn, orlando. so thursday was the first day of this year in caribbean season. and if right on cue, a tropical storm, there, is currently churning in the gulf of mexico, so what are experts predicting for the season, cnn s reports. no one is predicting a near normal 2023, atlantic hurricane season. near normal, which depending on where you, live may have a very different meaning. there is nothing good about in your normal hurricane season in terms of hurricane activity, we are expecting a busy season. busy indeed, forecasters predict up to 17 tropical storms could develop, of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, and possibly four of those could become major hurricanes, category three or higher with sustained winds of up to 129 miles per, hour or stronger. that raises the prospects for significant impact. on day one of the season,