Hamtramck, MI Bans Pride Flags.
The resolution, brought by city council member Mohammed Hassan, says that the city will not provide special treatment to any group of people. City council members shared that flying a Pride flag could potentially lead to other “radical or racist groups” asking for their flags to be flown.
Dozens of community members spoke on the resolution during several hours allotted for public comment. One individual opposed to the resolution said, “For Hamtramck to attempt to equate the LGBTQ Pride flag with hate symbols, when it is a symbol of progress and love, is now a local attack on our community.” By Eli Masket and Michelle Watson, CNN
Pride Month in 2023 will be known as a lighting rod in the newly revved up culture war that is now engulfing America. The transphobic laws that began passing state legislatures last year were a proxy to enact more and more laws that affect the entire LGBTQ community. It’s certainly no coincidence the 2024 election season i.e. money raising begs are now in full force. The Right has re-discovered that culture wars tap into deep veins of hatred in America and pad election coffers just like they did in the good ol’ days. As a result the attacks won’t stop and organized concerted resistance is key to winning.
