Several dozen protesters demonstrated outside the Massachusetts Family Institute's annual fund-raising dinner Friday night, briefly blocking access to the Newton Marriott hotel in Auburndale.
Protesters chanted "Hey-hey, ho-ho, transphobia has got-ta go" and "We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous, don't f—- with us."
Editor's Note: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made an unannounced visit to the annual fund-raising dinner of the Massachusetts Family Institute at the Newton Marriott in Auburndale, Massachusetts on Friday, October 13, 2023. DeSantis is running for the Republican nomination for president.
A transcript of DeSantis's remarks and the introduction by Robert Bradley, the chairman of the Massachusetts Family Institute, is below.
