Residents of Westlock, Alberta, Canada, have made a divisive decision regarding the display of flags and the presence of a Pride-painted crosswalk in their town. By a narrow margin of 663 to 639, voters opted to restrict municipal buildings to flying only federal, provincial, and municipal flags while removing the rainbow-colored crosswalk from in front of city hall. The vote followed a petition calling for "neutrality" in public spaces. Despite the outcome, Mayor Jon Kramer reaffirmed the council's commitment to equity and inclusion, pledging continued support for marginalized groups in alternative ways.
Now A Canadian Town Bans Gay By Public Vote
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A proud board member of the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, one of the largest LGBTQ archives in the United States, and an associate professor of history and the deputy director of the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab (WPHL) at Florida International University. He is the author of the book “Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940” and an editor and contributor to the Made by History section of The Washington Post, which offers historical context to today’s headlines.
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