Tag: pride flag

California Teachers’ Union Threatens Local School Board With Legal Action Over Flag Policy

California’s statewide teachers’ union sent a letter June 27 to the Chino Valley Unified School board criticizing its recent decision to allow only government flags on school property—and threatening to take legal action against the board if the policy is not reversed. The board voted 4–1 June 15 to allow only the California and U.S….


Southern California School District Considers Policy Notifying Parents of Students’ Trans Status

Should schools notify parents if their child wants to identify as transgender or non-binary? The question—which has recently been the subject of heated debate nationwide—is now being discussed by the Chino Valley Unified School Board in San Bernardino County, California. The board is currently considering a proposal—introduced on June 15 by Board President Sonja Shaw—that…


Clash of Ideologies Illustrated at Summit for Young Women

GRAPEVINE, Texas—A giant LGBT flag flew over the Gaylord Convention Center, where thousands of young women gathered for a Turning Point USA convention over the weekend in defense of faith and conservatism. The Young Women’s Leadership Summit held in the shadow of the rainbow flag was a reminder to attendees of how far radical left-wing…


For True Inclusivity School Boards Should Only Promote the Canadian Flag

Commentary York Catholic District School Board’s (YCDSB) decision not to fly the pride flag this June is the right decision. It should be the same for all public schools, and all government and municipal properties. Why? For the simple reason that the only flags that truly represent all Ontarians without controversy are Canadian, provincial, or…


Orange County Bans Display of Non-Governmental Flag on County Facilities After Heated Debate

A motion to limit only flying government flags on county facilities was approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on June 6. The board voted 3–2 to pass the motion—which limits flags allowed on county properties to the United States, state, county, and a newly added POW/MIA flag—with Chairman Donald Wagner, Vice Chairman Andrew…


Mississippi Republicans Demand LGBT Pride Flag Be Removed From Veterans Affairs Cemetery

Five Republican lawmakers from Mississippi are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove an LGBT Pride flag that has been temporarily placed on Biloxi Veterans Affairs property, arguing that its installment amounts to a “political stunt.” In the June 5 letter, the lawmakers said they believe that the flag hanging in front of the Biloxi VA Medical Center…


Pride Event at North Hollywood Elementary School Sparks Tense Protest, Minor Skirmishes

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A protest by parents and others upset about a Pride Month assembly at Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood turned confrontational on June 2, as protesters and LGBT advocates engaged in a tense standoff that led to some shoving and angry shouting before police formed a skirmish line to separate the sides. “It’s…


Los Angeles County Buildings Fly Progress Pride Flag for the First Time

The Progress Pride flag will be flown, for the first time, over Los Angeles County buildings during June’s Pride Month, starting June 1. The issue was approved by a 5–0 vote in March by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The motion requires the display of the flag over libraries, fire, and sheriff’s stations,…


Parents Push Back on Pride Month in Ontario Schools

The recent decision by a Catholic school board in Ontario’s York Region not to fly the pride flag during Pride Month in June is emblematic of a province-wide call to halt flag-raisings and other events expected in schools throughout the month. Many parents are looking at pulling their children out of school during such events….


Huntington Beach Finalizes Vote Limiting Flags Flown at City Facilities

The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4–3 Feb. 21 to give final approval to an ordinance that only allows city facilities to display government flags—those representing the city, county, state, nation, the six branches of the military, and prisoners of war or those missing in military action. Councilmembers who voted against the policy said they…