{"id":1947327,"date":"2023-06-14T16:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-officially-bans-pride-flags-from-public-property-tells-lgbt-objectors-youre-already-represented\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:33:08","slug":"city-officially-bans-pride-flags-from-public-property-tells-lgbt-objectors-youre-already-represented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-officially-bans-pride-flags-from-public-property-tells-lgbt-objectors-youre-already-represented\/","title":{"rendered":"City Officially Bans &#8216;Pride&#8217; Flags from Public Property, Tells LGBT Objectors &#8216;You&#8217;re Already Represented&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcity-officially-bans-pride-flags-from-public-property-tells-lgbt-objectors-youre-already-represented%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1947327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Michigan community has banned LGBT flags from publicly owned poles after a tense hourslong meeting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys are welcome,\u201d Hamtramck City Council member Nayeem Choudhury said. \u201c[But] why do you have to have the flag shown on government property to be represented? You\u2019re already represented. We already know who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the all-Muslim council said the \u201cpride\u201d flag clashes with the beliefs of members of their faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to respect the religious rights of our citizens,\u201d Choudhury said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Businesses and residents aren\u2019t prohibited from displaying \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sexual-indoctrination-kids-full-display-9-year-olds-lead-pride-celebration-parents-no-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pride<\/a>\u201d flags on their own property.<\/p>\n<p>Hamtramck, population 27,000, is an enclave surrounded by Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 percent of residents were born in other countries, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and a significant share are of Yemeni or Bangladeshi descent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should more cities follow Hamtramck\u2019s lead?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (2 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn 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Votes)';\n\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el.style.width = response.data.percents.no + '%';\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el.innerHTML = 'No: ' + response.data.percents.no + '% (' + response.data.votes.no + ' Votes)';\n\n\t\t\t\t\tfireflyPoll.remove();\n\n\t\t\t\t\tpollFormBox.hide();\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.removeClass('loading');\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t};\n\n\t\tif ( ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ) {\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'pollFormBox' ).style.display = 'none';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ffp_getCookie( 'ff_source' ) == 'email' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tvar emailField = document.querySelector( '#firefly-poll input[name=\"email\"]' );\n\t\t\t\t\temailField.required = false;\n\t\t\t\t\temailField.style.display = 'none';\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'pollFormBox' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'none';\n\t\t}\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container {\n\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px;\n\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\tmargin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 15px;\n\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tbackground: #ddd;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container input[type=email] {\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\tpadding-top: 10px;\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 10px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 10px;\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #F5F5F5;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t\t\tborder-color: #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container input[type=submit] {\n\t\t\tpadding: 10px;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tcursor: pointer;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-results-yes {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: lightgrey;\n\t\t\twhite-space: nowrap;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 5px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-results-no {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: lightgrey;\n\t\t\twhite-space: nowrap;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 5px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-question {\n\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\tfont-size: var( --big-font-size );\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-Disclaimer {\n\t\t\tfont-size: var(--smallest-font-size);\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t@media ( max-width: 768px ) {\n\t\t\t#firefly-poll-container {\n\t\t\t\twidth: 90%;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 20px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/div>\n<p>The council voted unanimously to display only five flags, including the American flag, the Michigan flag and one that represents the native countries of immigrant residents.<\/p>\n<p>In protest, a woman speaking during the public comment portion of the council meeting kissed a woman standing next to her, prompting groans from some of those in attendance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">During the public comments, two women who opposed the Hamtramck resolution banning LGBTQ flags from city property, one wearing a clown nose, gave a sarcastic presentation, then kissed in front of the city council: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QFO4ws3i4H\">pic.twitter.com\/QFO4ws3i4H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwarikoo\/status\/1668855073437372418?\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayor Amer Ghalib made the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-wh-pride-event-shows-far-society-fallen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pride<\/a>\u201d flag a campaign issue when then-Mayor Karen Majewski flew one on city property in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe serve everybody equally with no discrimination but without favoritism,\u201d Ghalib said.<\/p>\n<p>Hayley Cain said she chose to live in Hamtramck after moving from California because it was known as a diverse community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m questioning whether it is. \u2026 The pride flag represents making space for all humans on all the spectrums, and this is where we\u2019re going as a human species,\u201d Cain said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t stop that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-detroit-area-city-bans-lgbtq-pride-flags-public-property\/\">City Officially Bans &#8216;Pride&#8217; Flags from Public Property, Tells LGBT Objectors &#8216;You&#8217;re Already Represented&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Michigan community has banned LGBT flags from publicly owned poles after a tense hourslong meeting Tuesday night. \u201cYou guys are welcome,\u201d Hamtramck City Council member Nayeem Choudhury said. 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