Michigan City Council Votes To Ban Pride Flags [Video]

The Detroit Free Press reports:

After three hours of public comment and months of intense debate, the Hamtramck City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags from being displayed on all city properties. Introduced by Mayor Pro Tem Mohammed Hassan, the resolution also prohibited the display and flying of flags with racist and political views.

Hassan and other members of the council said the LGBTQ+ community and others are welcome in Hamtramck but that they need to respect religious freedom.

Some proponents of the resolution said the Pride flag clashes with their faith. Several speakers from Dearborn who were leaders in protests last year against LGBTQ+ books spoke at the Hamtramck meeting, saying American soldiers sacrificed for the U.S. flag, not the Pride flag.

Read the full article. Watch the last video below. Per the linked report, Hamtramck is the only US city with an all-Muslim city council and mayor.

“Flying … the LGBT flag is something unacceptable,” Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib said, translating the words of a resident into English. “And it’s odd, he said, to humanity and to the nature of people. And he thinks it will destroy the new generations.” https://t.co/82UfNimdxR

— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) June 15, 2023

“(But) why do you have to have the flag shown on government property to be represented? You’re already represented. We already know who you are,” Hamtramck City council member Nayeem Choudhury said in reference to the LGBTQ community.https://t.co/pXgjduttgC

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 15, 2023

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: pic.twitter.com/QFO4ws3i4H

— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) June 14, 2023

Businesses and residents aren’t prohibited from displaying a Pride flag on their own property. https://t.co/NRTLSRcv4H

— CBS Detroit (@CBSDetroit) June 14, 2023

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