It’s similar to religious displays during holidays. You have to let everyone who wants to be included. If you leave one out then you are discriminating with taxpayer money. So you save the tax payers money by not allowing anything at all. Now you don’t need to worry that some lawyer with dollar signs in their eyes deciding to sue you. Because once that starts others will come. And no matter how flimsy their lawsuit it will still cost the town money.
The wording in the article is public spaces, which generally includes private property. The exterior wall of a private business is treated as public space. Banning all murals on private buildings is an uphill battle too.
I’m not sure who concluded that banning art with lgbtq+ themes would create constitutional problems, but a complete ban wouldn’t create problems.
It’s similar to religious displays during holidays. You have to let everyone who wants to be included. If you leave one out then you are discriminating with taxpayer money. So you save the tax payers money by not allowing anything at all. Now you don’t need to worry that some lawyer with dollar signs in their eyes deciding to sue you. Because once that starts others will come. And no matter how flimsy their lawsuit it will still cost the town money.
The wording in the article is public spaces, which generally includes private property. The exterior wall of a private business is treated as public space. Banning all murals on private buildings is an uphill battle too.