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This American town has banned Pride flags on town property

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The Enfield Town Council has voted in a majority ruling to ban pride flags and only allow American flag, the Connecticut state flag and military flags on town property. On 8 January, the town council featured “Resolution to Adopt a Policy for the Display and Flying of Flags on Town Property” on the agenda. During the meeting, council proposed and questioned the new policy that was passed in a close six-to-five majority and “repealed” any previous policies regarding flags. The new policy states that “only the American flag, state of…

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Pride flag projected onto Ukrainian government buildings to highlight anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime

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Two Ukrainian consulate buildings were lit up with projections of the Pride flag to highlight increasing LGBTQ+ hate crime in the country. Against a backdrop of increasing hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine, Amnesty International UK took the action to urge authorities to do more to protect those being affected. In recent months, LGBTQ+ groups such as Sphere have been subjected to dozens of discriminatory attacks. Sphere, which provides a safe space for women and LGBTQ+ people in Kharkiv, Ukraine, has been targeted by people who have urinated…

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LGBTQ+ groups across the US are petitioning for a more inclusive Pride flag

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Members of the LGBTQ+ community are calling for a Pride flag that further incorporates Black, brown, and transgender voices. In June, the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cultural District (CQCD) in San Francisco voted to replace the Pride flag in Harvey Milk Plaza which dons the original Gilbert Baker design. The vote was petitioned to Castro Merchants, a non-profit business association that has rights over the flagpoles, according to CNN. Following the vote, the Merchants will have the penultimate say on whether the flag change will be made. The…

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