Florida teacher forced to take down rainbow “COEXIST” flag just as Don’t Say Gay law passes

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A teacher in Sarasota County, Florida, said that he was forced to take down his rainbow “COEXIST” flag shortly after the state’s Don’t Say Gay law was signed.

Jeremy Baldwin teaches social studies at Booker High School and he has flown the flag in his classroom for four years without encountering any problems.

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COEXIST flags and symbolism are a statement against religious conflict and the letters of the word are usually written out with symbols of different religions. The rainbow is often a symbol of LGBTQ pride.

Baldwin said that he flew it to “make sure students feel comfortable and welcome in his classroom.”

“It is just something that’s meant to be there and kind of give the room an ambiance that everyone is welcome and we are just going to get along and coexist,” he said.

But shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the state’s Don’t Say Gay law, Baldwin was told to take it down because…

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