Long May It Proudly Wave.

The Trans Flag flying over the CT Capitol

But not down in Florida!

Florida bill would prohibit flying Pride flags at certain locations

House Bill 901 would prohibit flying flags that celebrate sexuality, gender orientation or race at schools or government buildings.

By Scripps News West Palm Beach

December 19, 2023

A new bill filed in Florida would require local governments and schools to "remain neutral" when it comes to displaying flags.

The proposed legislation, HB 901, was filed by state Rep. David Borrero, a Republican. It would prohibit flying flags that celebrate sexuality, gender orientation or race.

Compass LGBTQ Center CEO Julie Seaver is among those opposed to the legislation.

"I currently do not support HB 901," Seaver said.

The proposed legislation would limit where certain flags, including the Pride flag, can be flown at government buildings and schools.

"A rainbow flag of just inclusion is to me a beautiful thing," Lake Worth Beach resident Maxwell Chapman said, "but at the same time there are those that support that positive messaging and in fact want to bring us back to a darker time in my opinion."

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"The bill actually is very specific that it says that flags may not be erected relating to politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation, gender or political ideology viewpoint, and that's simply all that I ever wanted,"  Deliu said.

I guess that the Republicans never heard of the First Amendment, nor of the Supreme Court cases that have ruled flags are covered under the First Amendment.

The bill will be up for consideration during the upcoming legislative session, which starts Jan. 9.

Another one want to palce bets on what the Republican legislature will do on Jan. 9th?

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While I was reading the article they had a link to the history of the Pride flag.

The history behind the ubiquitous Pride flag

Its story begins in the 1970s with artist and activist Gilbert Baker.

Scripps

By Casey Mendoza

June 16, 2023

It's one of the most recognizable symbols in the world, on par with the American flag or the recycling symbol, and especially during Pride Month: The rainbow pride flag.

But this flag wasn't always so ubiquitous, and its predecessors included a lavender rhinoceros, the Greek letter lambda and the pink triangle — all of which have their own separate meanings and histories, but weren't accepted by the LGBTQ+ community at large.

So, how did we get here with the rainbow pride flag? Its history starts in the 1970s with artist and activist Gilbert Baker.

"Gilbert had become fascinated with flags in 1976, during the Bicentennial," said Charley Beal, president of the Gilbert Baker Foundation. "He just suddenly thought, 'These things are powerful.' He saw armies marching into war under a flag and he thought: 'We don't just need a new symbol. We need a flag.'"

It was flown for the first time in “1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade”. The colors in the flag mean… “the flag's stripes represented sex, life, healing, sunlight, nature, magic, serenity and spirit.”

By the way, the trans flag was created in 1999 by Monica Helms.