Members of the LGBTQ community in a Michigan town say they feel betrayed after an all-Muslim city council voted against Pride flags on city properties.
Michigan city votes against allowing Pride flags on public property after contentious council meeting
The LGBTQ residents of Hamtramck, Michigan voiced their feelings of"betrayal" over the Muslim city council’s decision to remove Pride flags from public property, according toThe council unanimously voted in June to ban Pride flags from public flag poles, citing a desire to respect the religious rights of citizens opposed to the symbol.
on city property — action that has angered allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community, who feel that the support they provided the immigrant groups has been reciprocated with betrayal."MICHIGAN CITY COMMISSIONERS REMOVED AFTER FLYING PRIDE FLAG IN VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE: DEFIED ‘RULE OF LAW’Former council member Catrina Stackpoole, who identifies as gay, was quoted saying,"We welcomed you," adding"We created nonprofits to help feed, clothe, find housing.
Mayor Amer Ghalib, who is also Muslim, defended the decision, noting that the resolution barred all but five flags from being flown on city property.
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