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  • Michigan city bans Pride flags, other symbols on city property

    From Carducci@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 15 04:52:36 2023
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    xyzzy and Brucie get a slap down.

    HAMTRAMCK, MI -- The Hamtramck City Council voted unanimously Tuesday
    night to ban Pride flags and other symbols from being flown on city
    property, which includes City Hall, parks, libraries, schools and other
    city buildings. According to WDIV-Detroit, the council approved the
    resolution -- which also bans any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags -- following a lengthy public comment
    session.

    The only flags approved for display on city property are the United
    States, the State of Michigan, the City of Hamtramck, POW/MIA and the
    flags of other nations.

    Prior to the vote, Mayor Amer Ghalib and other members of council
    commented on the resolution to say that it was not targeted at one
    specific group, but at the practice in general, reasoning that if the city flies one of the flags, it has to fly the others as well.

    The decision comes two days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the
    creation of a LGBTQ+ commission that is tasked with focusing on topics
    related to health, safety, economic opportunity and talent retention of
    the LGBTQ+ community in Michigan.

    https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/06/michigan-city-bans-pride-flags-other- symbols-on-city-property.html

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  • From xyzzy@21:1/5 to Carducci on Fri Jun 16 11:33:16 2023
    XPost: alt.reciprocity, alt.toilet-paper.shirtsleeve

    Carducci <carducci@outlook.com> wrote:
    xyzzy and Brucie get a slap down.

    HAMTRAMCK, MI -- The Hamtramck City Council voted unanimously Tuesday
    night to ban Pride flags and other symbols from being flown on city
    property, which includes City Hall, parks, libraries, schools and other
    city buildings. According to WDIV-Detroit, the council approved the resolution -- which also bans any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags -- following a lengthy public comment
    session.

    The only flags approved for display on city property are the United
    States, the State of Michigan, the City of Hamtramck, POW/MIA and the
    flags of other nations.

    Prior to the vote, Mayor Amer Ghalib and other members of council
    commented on the resolution to say that it was not targeted at one
    specific group, but at the practice in general, reasoning that if the city flies one of the flags, it has to fly the others as well.

    The decision comes two days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of a LGBTQ+ commission that is tasked with focusing on topics related to health, safety, economic opportunity and talent retention of
    the LGBTQ+ community in Michigan.

    https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/06/michigan-city-bans-pride-flags-other- symbols-on-city-property.html


    Ironic that the Christian right heralds this as some kind of victory given that:

    The city’s five council members and mayor are all Muslim, as are about half of the city’s residents, according to the Detroit Free Press

    Personally I don’t care as long as their treatment of flags on city
    property is equal and consistent.

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    “I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie

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