Gaming charity cancels Florida event over state’s LGBTQ stance, COVID laws

Gaming charity cancels Florida event over state’s LGBTQ stance, COVID laws

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gaming charity organization Awesome Games Done Quick has canceled its planned in-person event in Florida and moved the September gaming marathon online, citing Florida policies and stances on LGBTQ rights and laws, as well as its anti-COVID-19 vaccination policy.

In a statement put on the Games Done Quick site Thursday, the organization specifically refers to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, House Bill 1557, for making the state no longer “a safe place” for the charity’s community.

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