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Bill banning Pride flag would make showing support for LGBTQ a ‘political viewpoint' (www.rawstory.com)

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A Florida Republican lawmaker's bill declares showing support for LGBTQ people is a "political viewpoint," despite the existence of LGBTQ Democrats, Republicans, independents, and entirely unaffiliated and non-political LGBTQ people.The goal of GOP State Rep. David Borrero's legislation is to ban al...

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[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 months ago

It's not intended to stick around. It's red meat for the base. "Look, see, we're TRYING to fight the WOKE agenda, but the DEEP STATE is just too powerful! The only way to SAVE YOUR CHILDREN is to help us remove all potential checks and balances to our complete authority."