As swamp king Ron DeSantis leads Florida legislature further and further into abject queerphobia, the real-world effects are being made apparent. This week, one of Orlando’s premier LGBTQ+ spaces was attacked and vandalized in the dead of night.
The Southern Nights Complex, comprised of Southern Nights, Southern Craft, and District Dive, had its windows shattered in the middle of the night on Wednesday, with some seemingly left with bullet holes in them.
Though the CCTV camera quality doesn’t seem clear enough to identify a suspect, the Orlando Police Department is currently investigating. Florida Representative Anna Eskamani spoke about the event, calling it a hate crime and sharing photos of the other shattered windows.
The bar requests, “if anyone has any information, please contact OPD immediately.”
Despite the attack, the brave owners and patrons resumed normal operations by Thursday. Events like their College Night, a Drag Race watch party, and their weekly “Girl The Party” night are moving forward in the face of this pathetic attempt at intimidation.
Based in the city that faced one of the biggest LGBTQ+ tragedies in this nation’s history, the bar offers one direction to its community:
“Please stay safe, Orlando.”
Orlando’s Southern Nights LGBTQ+ Bar Has Window Shattering Attack
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