FL Advances Ban On Pride Flags At Schools, City Halls

The Meidas Touch reports:

As property and car insurance in Florida continue spiraling out of control to crush people around the state with no end in sight, and affordable housing remains difficult to find as Florida leads the nation in inflation, Republicans in the legislature are laser focused on banning Pride and BLM flags.

Rep. David Borrero filed HB-901, which would prohibit the display of any non-governmental flags or symbols from being displayed on government property, which includes “public schools, colleges and universities.”

The bill passed through its first committee today with a party line 9-5 vote, with every Democrat on the committee voting against.

Read the full article.

My December 2023 report on the bill is here.

An earlier attempt at this died in a Florida House subcommittee on constitutional rights in May 2023.

Borerro first appeared on JMG in January 2022 for his successful bill mandating that Florida public schools recognize an annual “Victims Of Communism Day.”

Republicans hold supermajorities in both Florida chambers. Many Florida cities prominently display the rainbow flag at government buildings during Pride Month.