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Naples Pride held its annual community event attracting thousands despite a years-long opposition campaign by hard-right ...
Naples Pride applied for a permit to hold the same drag performance at the same city park on June 7, and, in January 2025, the city granted the same permit with the same two conditions.
Naples Pride drag show forced indoors. The first of the drag show performances began just after noon at Norris Center near the park. The performances were restricted to patrons 18 and older.
An appeals court ruled that requiring the LGBT activist group Naples Pride to move an “obscene drag show” indoors with an adult-only requirement doesn’t violate the group’s First Amendment ...
Naples Pride sued in April, and the following month, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing the festival’s family-friendly drag performances to take place in the park on June 7.
Naples Pride is launching a new Mental Health Collaborative after the federal government announced it's ending specialized ...
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that drag performances at Naples Pridefest must be held indoors and restricted to adult audiences, siding with the city of Naples in a closely watched First ...
The Naples Pridefest was just this past weekend at Cambier Park in Downtown Naples. While the party may have ended, the legal battles are just beginning.
Press and Naples Daily News photographer Ricardo Rolon explains the process for getting a photo at a recent Pride protest.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened an investigation into Linda Moore, the Vice Mayor of Vero Beach and owner of Kilted Mermaid, over a "Pride Te ...
Naples Pride Fest a success. In spite of unfriendly opposition to Naples Pride Fest, the event was a terrific success — the best in the 8 years since it has been held in Cambier Park.
Naples tourism is declining, possibly due to increased traffic congestion. A lawsuit has been filed against Naples Pride Fest's outdoor drag show, citing potential harm to disabled children.