Florida Moves To Ban Flying Pride Flags As A 'Political Viewpoint
(STORY) A Florida Republican lawmaker’s bill say showing support for LGBTQ+ people is a political viewpoint. The goal of GOP State Rep. David Borrero’s legislation is to ban all versions of the LGBTQ+ pride flag from any and all local government buildings, including schools and universities. The bill, HB 901, reads that a governmental entity may not erect or display a flag that represents a political viewpoint, including, but not limited to, a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint. The governmental entity must remain neutral. The bill makes no mention of religious flags. This is the second time Rep. Borrero has tried to get LGBTQ pride flags banned from government buildings. Borrero’s bill is similar to legislation he and Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins filed in February (SB 668). Collins later filed an amendment with a list of allowable flags, including the Confederate flag, but quickly withdrew it and his original bill from consideration. It is possible this legislation could gain more traction now. Last year, a parent sued the Palm Beach County school district over a pair of pride flags hung in his seventh-grade child’s classroom. The parents echoed DeSantis’ repeated assertion that the flag represents a concerted effort to indoctrinate kids. #Queer Up Politics