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Red State argued that "the outrage is warranted" because regardless if it was a gay bar or a regular bar, Leonardi "took these small children to was a bar, a place where children have no business being in the first place." Leonardi was blasted for using the gay bar as an excuse to teach "tolerance" or "acceptance" among children because the Florida school board member could have easily chosen to bring them to a museum or natural park.
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The Florida gay bar describes itself as "a tropical oasis in the middle of the Island City, Wilton Manors" and has since 2006 offered "amazing food and refreshing drinks and sassy fun." It also said it welcomes both LGBT and "allies" and showcases "the most talented crew in South Florida," as per its website.
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Screenshots of her social media post then began circulating on social media, sparking outrage over the school and the school board for allowing such a thing to occur.Ī screenshot from a private Facebook group called Moms for Liberty - Broward County, Fl, showed one person writing, "School board member Sarah Leonardi accompanied Wilton Manors Elementary school on a field trip to a LGBT bar which features menu items like: The Big Girl Burgers, Rhoda Cowboy, Ivana Hooker, Hellena Bun, Georgia Bleu, Young ranch hand, Willy cheesesteak." According to Fox News, the social media post by Leonardi showed children in the popular gay bar in Florida called Rosie's Bar and Grill, as well as a photo of the group posing next to the restaurant's sign. Parents took issue not only in the fact that children were knowingly taken to a gay bar, but that the field trip occurred every year, which meant this may not have been the first time children were exposed to the gay bar.