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Ah yes the party of free speech.

Democrats are against free speech because people on twitter will tell me I'm being racist or sexist when I post funny jokes.

Republicans are pro free speech because they don't ever tell me I'm a bigot, they just pass legislation that prevents me from publicly stating my political viewpoints that they do not agree with.

This is unironically how conservatives think.

they're so brave, they are willing to go to war with stickers

Wtf is even their argument for this?!

Edit: I obviously know their motivation, what I wanna know is their excuse for why this is supposedly justified.

The party of small government people

The party of "Small Government" at it again.

Im not american so i dont know all the freedom of speech laws work but its so fucking convenient that republicans can just decide what is and what isnt freedom of speech.

Republicans will not stop until they have the ability to legally shoot and kill anyone they perceive to be gay.

We should never, ever at face value take claims from Republicans or anyone that they're doing this for the children or whatever (not that we should have been in the first place regardless). Because they've been making it more clear than ever that they want to erase the entirety of the idea of LGBT+ people from existence.

"The assholes doth protest too much, methinks"

The Republicans seem to spend most of their time thinking about LGBTQ+.

Hmm.....

Come on Desantis, no one’s voting for you. Stop being such a tryhard.

How does this not violate the First Amendment?

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Some central Florida lawmakers said they were considering "all legislative, legal and executive options available" to stop business owners in a small town from voluntarily displaying rainbow decals in their windows indicating that they are a "safe place" for LGBTQ+ people who feel threatened.

Four Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to officials in Mount Dora two weeks ago warning that the new, optional city-sponsored program could put the central Florida community outside Orlando "in the crosshairs of potentially detrimental and absolutely unnecessary economic harm."

The lawmakers cited boycotts of Bud Light and Target, which followed the brands' efforts to promote diversity and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community.

Mount Dora's city council approved the Safe Place Initiative last month.

Safe Place programs are visible throughout metro Orlando — as well as throughout the US — including ones sponsored by the Orlando Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's Office and Osceola County Sheriff's Office, all in central Florida.

The council's decision to approve the program has coincided with an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ incidents, including vandalism last month at two LGBTQ+ centers in Orlando.

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But I thought god owned the rainbow™️? Now the good Christians are disavowing it??

As a 🦅Conservative®🦅, I think people should be left alone to do what they want.

That is why I support this policy, Because Ron M. Desantis should be allowed to do what he wants.

I don't understand why this is a headline, constitutionally, lawmakers can't do jack fuckin shit to forbid that.

Ah the good ol’ “I’m not transphobic I’m just thinking of the pooor economy!”

Why wouldn't the article name the Republicans that signed the letter? Seems like poor journalism?

As a non-Anerican I read that Florida is being awful to a lot of people and I wonder, if people there notice a difference in rural or urban areas? Do people start to migrate to other states? Does it have an impact on the state and its economy? Or are these just impotent talking points designed to engage voters but with no effect on public life? Would love to hear from residents how to relativize all those horrible headlines..

I give you the party of small government. /S

This is really crazy. What's going in the US? Aren't LGBT groups protesting this?