A lesbian couple in Florida said they are closing their small antique shop because of the treatment they received from one town official with a history of antigay comments.
Joy Drawdy told the local independent Alligator the response from locals was positive after she and her wife opened the Restless Mommas boutique store in the small town of Micanopy last summer. The town of fewer than 700 sits not far from Gainesville in the Florida panhandle and prides itself as the self-proclaimed antique capital.
The first sign something was amiss was when the couple received a letter from the town stating the Pride flag flown outside their shop violated local ordinances. Drawdy said they complied with the request to remove the flag even though other stores flew flags that violated the same ordinances.
Drawdy said things took a decided turn for the worst when she heard from multiple secondhand sources that Micanopy Commissioner Mike Roberts had reportedly made derogatory comments about the couple’s sexual orientation. She said she heard of the alleged comments from around 30 townspeople.
Lesbian Shop Owners Leave Florida Town After Official’s Anti Gay Comments
- Cindy Brown
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