Residents enraged as city votes to ban Pride flag from government buildings

In an action directly aimed at banning the Pride flag from being flown, the City Council of Huntington Beach, California has voted to exclusively allow government flags to be flown over City Hall.

In 2021, the City Council voted unanimously to fly the Pride flag in June to honor Pride month, but many are now arguing doing so is discriminatory against other groups.

Councilman Pat Burns (R), who led the effort to ban the flag, said in a statement that the city “should avoid actions that could easily or mistakenly be perceived as divisive” and that “All are equally valued members of our community, and none are to be treated differently or discriminated against.”

He did not mention the Pride flag specifically but said the city should only fly the American flag, the California state flag, the POW/MIA flag, the Huntington Beach City flag, and occasionally, the Orange County flag. The only other previously approved flag was indeed the Pride flag.

During the public comment period, Burns tried to claim that…

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