Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and St. Petersburg are among several Florida cities that have long been top U.S. destinations for LGBTQ+ tourists. So it came as a surprise this week when travelers learned that Florida’s tourism marketing agency quietly removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website sometime in the past few months. It left Rachel Covello of St. Petersburg with questions as to why. Covello is the owner of OutCoast, an online LGBTQ+ travel blog that primarily focuses on Florida. She said from a personal standpoint, it was shocking, feeling like a diverse community in the state was being erased at Visit Florida's website. From a business standpoint, she said it makes no sense for her, citing the numerous LGBTQ+-friendly events and destinations that bring revenue to the state. "My goal is never to tell people to not come to Florida," Covello said. "My goal, though, is just to make sure that our statewide destination marketing organization is representing the destinations they support, the members they support, and the travelers that they're supposed to be marketing to. That includes all travelers to Florida."