FL GOP Advances Ban On City Diversity Initiatives

March 17, 2025 Christianists, Republicans

Florida Politics reports:

Municipal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are one step closer to elimination after the Senate Community Affairs committee moved Sen. Clay Yarborough’s legislation (SB 420) forward along party lines.

The Jacksonville Republican’s bill would block local governments from passing DEI initiatives and make ones already in law illegal.

It would also create a cause of action for citizens to file civil suits against local governments in the event they feel discriminated against by DEI laws. It also holds that legislators who vote for DEI legislation are guilty of misfeasance or malfeasance.

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Expect Florida Republicans to argue that local LGBTQ rights ordinances, which are in place in dozens of Florida cities, fall under “DEI.”

Sen. Clay Yarborough [photo above] first appeared on JMG in 2010, when as a member of the Jacksonville City Council he declared that gays, Muslims, and atheists should not be permitted to hold public office, otherwise God will smite the fuck out of the country.

In April 2023, lawmakers approved Yarborough’s ban on drag shows before minors. Yarborough is also the author several anti-trans bills.



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