Florida Republican is BANNED from Miami Pride parade a year after trolling ... trends now

A Florida Republican who has been banned from this year's Miami Pride parade a year despite his 'anti-LGBTQ stance,' has threatened to sue parade organizers and local governments.

Fabian Basabe, 46, who was pictured at last year's pride parade trolling a crowd and blowing kisses from his red Chevy convertible as it rolled down Ocean Drive, learned through a text that he was not welcome at this year's pride parade slated for April 14.

Bruce Horwich, the chair of the nonprofit that oversees the parade, told Basabe on March 16, less than four weeks away from the grand event, that they 'can't risk'  having him in the parade this year.

Horwich said: 'Our bylaws clearly state that we can't have participants that put themselves or other participants at risk or antagonize our guests.'

But the controversial Republican lawmaker countered and told the Miami Herald 'Preparations for a suit in federal court are well underway. My civil liberties are not up for debate.'

Horwich noted that the Miami Pride Board decision was not a political one.

During last April's event, Basabe was seen waving joyfully at the crowd holding up a sign that he loves Florida, but was booed by parade goers with some yelling out 'shame' for his stance on supporting anti-LGBTQ legislation.

One protestor held up a sign that read: 'Shame on Red Basabe Voted Against Drag Queens,' while others held up a sign with the words: 'Resign.'

In the text Horwich sent to Basabe, last month, he stated: 'We have had Republicans, Democrats and Independent parties in our parade and festival in the past and welcome all political views unless they are planning or have shown from the past that they are a security risk.'

Basabe's attorney Kent Harrison Robbins issued a letter to Horwich on Friday morning insisting that his client will 'be allowed to participate.' 

In the letter, Robbins stated that excluding Basabe from the parade 'would be willfully, knowingly and intentionally abridging [Basabe's] First Amendment right to free speech and to peaceably assemble on a public street.'

 'Legal precedents from the federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have ruled that a concern that there may be physical opposition to [Basabe] is not a legal justification for violating his speech and assembly rights,' he wrote. 

'Basabe must be allowed to participate in The Pride Parade and he must be notified immediately through my offices that he will be allowed to do so without any impediments.'