Tennessee Bill Aims to Ban Pride Flags From Public Schools
Legislation sponsored by Republican Gino Bulso would ban flags other than those of the United States and the state of Tennessee
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Legislation sponsored by Republican Gino Bulso would ban flags other than those of the United States and the state of Tennessee
The bill language prohibits government entities from flying flags representing a “political viewpoint” including flags of political parties, and flags expressing “a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint”.
Brentwood Republican Rep. Gino Bulso is proposing a bill to ban display of political flags, including the pride flag, inside publicly-funded schools.
GOP State Rep. David Borrero, the bill's sponsor, has shared far right anti-LGBTQ posts on social media.
A proposed bill in Tennessee would make it illegal for public and charter schools to display any flag other than the U.S. flag and Tennessee state flag, targeting “political” symbols such as LGBTQ pride flags. House Bill 1605, introduced in November, states an “LEA [local educational agency] or public charter school shall not display any…