Trump Admin Won't Let US Embassies Fly Pride Flags On Official Flagpoles

[riversedge]

Source: TPM




June 7, 2019 3:59 pm

The State Department has rejected at least four U.S. embassies’ requests to fly the rainbow pride flag on their official flagpoles during the month of June, NBC News reported.



Three U.S. diplomats told NBC that embassies in Israel, Germany, Brazil and Latvia were denied requests to fly the flag. The rainbow pride flag can reportedly be hung in other spaces around the embassy, but not on the pole alongside the American flag.

The denials are reportedly coming from State Department’s undersecretary for management’s office, according to NBC.

The Trump administration has made significant moves to dismantle LGBT rights since he took office, most notably when Trump announced via Twitter his ban on transgender people serving in the military...............

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[MLAA]

1. This is terrifying. Hate crimes are way up and now government support to discriminate and turn back

Congrats to Log Cabin Republicans. I mean really, republican LGBTQ. Of course there are plenty of stupid white women republicans, but I don’t understand the Log Cabiners. Maybe someone in our DU LGBTQ community can provide some insight.

[George II]

2. They're fucking hateful people. Period.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

3. I hope some good folks in these nations where the flag is denied erect flagpoles....

adjacent to these embassies and fly a number of large pride flags on each.....


Makes me think of the house across the street from Westboro Baptist Church...

[rpannier]

4. Now waiting for Log Cabin Republikkans to chime in with this being the fault

of Democrats and il douche isn't really anti-gay
Hell, they said Sessions wasn't

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. May we please fly a MAGA flag? Or a blue-line flag?

Well, yes, of course. But, be sure to fly them above the U.S. flag.

[YOHABLO]

6. He doesn't want to piss off his base: homophobes, bigots, christo-fascists

[Blue_Tires]

7. Glenn Fuckin' Greenwald was unavailable for comment

Can't wait to see how he spins this one...