Anti-LGBTQ+ Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) wants to ban rainbow Pride flags and other political flags from government buildings, telling The Advocate, Government should not be flying political or ideological flags.He has filed legislation that would prohibit the display of flags representing a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint from schools and government buildings. The ban would include flags supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the transgender flag, and Black Lives Matter flags. Related House Republicans pass bill banning Pride flags & allowing anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination Democrats condemned the bills riders as cruel attacks. Similar legislation was filed last year by Florida state Sen. Jonathan Martin it was dubbed the Dont Display Gay bill. While the bill never became law, school districts and local governments in various states have issued similar ordinances forbidding the flying of rainbow and other flags. Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your community at home and beyond by subscribing to our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Opponents of the Pride flag claim often that it is divisive and political and opens the door to other special interest groups demanding that the government display flags pushing their own interests. Opponents also claim that government buildings should only fly the U.S. flag or those representing the military.This is just the latest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from Fine. In addition to sponsoring Floridas infamous Dont Say Gay bill, a law that forbids instruction on LGBTQ+ issues in schools, he also sponsored a state bill to criminalize drag from taking place in front of children. Finesaidthe bill would protect our children by ending the gateway propaganda to this evil Drag Queen Story Time. However, the bill was blocked in federal court as a violation of free speech the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal to revive the law.While defending the drag ban last year, Fine said hes fine with erasing the entire LGBTQ+ community.I find it stunning that in order to justify that community, you have to stand up and demand that children be exposed to this, he said during a hearing on the bill. [Some LGBTQ+ people are] the ones that are saying this definition [of drag] applies to them. Well, if it means erasing a community because you have to target children then, damn right, we ought to do it! Fine also introduced a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, calling it the mutilation of children in the name of radical transgender theory, and wrote abill to revoke Disneys special tax districtwhen the company publicly opposed the states Dont Say Gay law.Donald Trump endorsed Fines state senate campaign,calling him a MAGA warrior. In October, Fine was held in contempt for angry gestures in court and now has to pay to take anger management classes.In November, Fine defeatedhis transgender female opponent, Democrat Vance Ahrens, to win re-election to his Florida Senate seat. Fine will resignfrom the Florida Senate on March 31, 2025 to run for a U.S. congressional seat. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.