Florida removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state tourism website [Video]

Florida’s tourism marketing agency recently removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website. 

The change was made to the “Visit Florida” website sometime in the last few months, the Associated Press reported. 

NBC News, which first reported the news, found that LGBTQ+ listings still populate even though the section has been deleted. The link where the LGBTQ Travel page was now directs users to a general “things to do” landing page, NBC reported, and it’s not clear when the section was removed, although it was still accessible in mid-April.

The “Visit Florida” website is a public-private partnership between the state of Florida and the state’s tourism industry, the AP reported. Florida contributes around $50 million from two tourism and economic development funds per year. 

The LGBTQ+ section of the website previously read: “There’s a …