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# Florida governor cuts funding for Pulse survivors
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/florida-governor-cuts-funding-for-pulse-survivors/
- Published: 2021-06-05T08:29:51.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-05T08:29:51.000Z
- Description: Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, has cut $900,000 of spending for LGBTQ+ related projects in the state.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ron-desantis-600-400.png)

Gov. DeSantis

**Florida** governor, **Ron DeSantis,** has cut $900,000 of spending for LGBTQ+ related projects in the state, including $150,000 which had been allocated to providing mental health services for survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in **Orlando**. According to the *[Miami Herald](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article251843908.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk)*, DeSantis signed off on a record $100 billion state spending plan for Florida on Wednesday.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pulse-nightclub-2016-1.jpg)

However, as part of the spending plan, he vetoed funding for Pulse survivors (by cutting funds for **The LGBT+ Center** in Orlando) and the **Zebra Coalition**, which aims to prevent LGBTQ+ homelessness. **Brandon Wolf**, a survivor of the Pulse massacre which saw 49 killed and a further 60 suffering from injuries, criticised DeSantis on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/bjoewolf/status/1400120022492762113?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1400120022492762113%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fstory%2Fflorida-governor-vetoes-mental-health-funding-pulse-survivors&ref=scenemag.co.uk), sharing a photo of himself and the governor from 2019 and saying: *“Here’s @GovRonDeSantis in 2019, standing on hallowed ground, promising me that he would always support those of us impacted by the Pulse nightclub shooting.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/onepulse-foundation-1.jpg)

He continued: *“Today, he vetoed mental health services for us. I will never forget.”* DeSantis has also faced criticism from the LGBTQ+ community this week after [signing a bill](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/florida-passes-law-against-trans-inclusion-in-school-sports/) that has made Florida the 7th state this year to officially bar trans girls from participating in school sports. As a result, the **Human Rights Campaign** has sued the state, with president **Alphonso David** saying: *“Gov. DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are legislating based on a false, discriminatory premise that puts the safety and well-being of transgender children on the line.”*