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Speaker urges Sebring council to deny permits for a planned LGBTQ celebration
Summary
At public comment, a Highlands County resident urged the council to deny any permits for a planned LGBTQ celebration within city limits, saying such events are harmful to children; no permit application had been filed as of the meeting.
A Highlands County resident, John Watson, used the May 7 public comment period to ask the Sebring City Council to deny any permits for what he described as a planned "preference celebration" within the city limits that he characterized as an "open celebration" of LGBTQ identities.
Watson told the council no permit had yet been filed that he knew of and asked that any future permit requests be denied. He said — in remarks the transcript records as his opinion — that such an open celebration is "psychologically damaging to children" and urged council members to "push back" what he called "deviancy." The transcript records Watson identifying himself as a Highlands County citizen and thanking the council for its service.
The council did not take action on the subject during the meeting and no permit application was presented for council consideration. Comments during public comment are not council actions; any application for an event permit would require review under the city's permitting rules at a future time.
