Louisiana Republican Introduces Bill To Ban LGBT Rainbow Flag From Public Buildings
A city councilman in Louisiana is drafting a new set of ordinances that would ban the flying of rainbow flags on any public property after a constituent took umbrage with one such flag that was raised by a local LGBT organization.
In celebration of National Pride Month and the demise of the Defense of Marriage Act last month, members of the LGBT community in Lafayette, Louisiana gathered in Girard Park for the annual Pride in the Park celebration. Local paper The Daily Advertiser was there to cover the event, and ran a photo in the next day’s paper of participants hoisting the rainbow flag that has come to represent the LGBT community.
Ray Green, a veteran of the Korean War, saw the photograph and brought it to the attention of Andy Noquin, a City-Parish councilman, who is now drafting legislation that would outlaw the flying of the rainbow flag — and any other non-government flag — in any public venue.
Green, who served in the Korean War, told the Daily Advertiser that he found the flag offensive:
“I did not go overseas and fight for our country so that we could come back and be subject to something like that,” Green said Friday. “Several of us (veterans) feel that the flying of this flag is a poke in the eye of a way of life.”
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/07/07/2261821/louisiana-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-lgbt-rainbow-flag-from-public-buildings/
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Oh, that's right, only applies to fundie crazies. 
...and they're not targeting just one flag flown by one group. However, this would only apply to buildings run by the government. i.e. tax-payer funded. It would likely come under something like "not favoring" a political position or something like that
If the building is owned by anyone else--a corporation, a private person, etc., they can fly what they like (First Amendment)--be it the rainbow flag or the Nazi flag or the skull and crossbones. That such a flag can be seen by the public...that's just tough. It's not obscene (whatever this asshole thinks) and doesn't qualify under any anti-obscenity laws.
And just to add, how does this man who went overseas feel about all the gay soldiers now fighting overseas? And those who fought overseas in Korea, in 'Nam, etc.? I rather think they were fighting for their country so that they could come back and see rainbow flags flying--rather than be subjected to this sort of bigotry yet again.
