PrivacyDigestYou Went to a #DragShow —Now the State of #Florida Wants Your Name
If you were in Florida, it might land your name in a government database.
That’s what’s happening in #VeroBeach , FL, where the Florida Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed a local restaurant, The #KiltedMermaid ,demanding #surveillance video, guest lists, reservation logs, and contracts of performers & other staff—all because the venue hosted an LGBTQ+ Pride event.
#LGBTQ #pride #privacy #rights
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name
You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name
EFF has long warned about this kind of mission creep: where a law or policy supposedly aimed at public safety is turned into a tool for political retaliation or mass surveillance. Going to a drag show should not mean you forfeit your anonymity. It should not open you up to surveillance. And it absolutely should not land your name in a government database.