The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages.

The St. Petersburg City Council opted Thursday to delay a vote on the flags, which were designed by an artist who did one of the main erased street murals . The resolution's sponsor, councilmember Gina Driscoll, said the goal is to assure residents and visitors that the city remains committed to diversity and inclusion.

"As with most art, these flags and their colors have a meaning to each person that is as unique as we are," Driscoll said before the vote. "Flags are a reflection of a city's iden

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