Giant Pride flag to fly Sunday at Huntington Beach gathering
1 year, 7 months ago

Giant Pride flag to fly Sunday at Huntington Beach gathering

LA Times  

Local activists and members of the LGBTQ+ community have been waving Pride flags at the Huntington Beach Pier each Sunday, after the City Council voted in February not to fly the flag outside City Hall. “We’re going to fly the biggest Pride flag ever,” said Sally Sanders, a Laguna Beach resident who helped co-organize the event. “It’s going to be huge — it’s bigger than my living room.” A 33-foot-by-24-foot Pride flag will be on display during a demonstration Sunday at the Huntington Beach Pier. Former Huntington Beach resident Ashley Williamson, who spoke before the council in support of keeping the rainbow flag flying throughout Pride Month, said the banner is about much more than gender identity or sexual orientation.

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Downey will stop flying Pride flag. Some call it ‘a step backward for our city’
7 months, 1 week ago

Downey will stop flying Pride flag. Some call it ‘a step backward for our city’

LA Times  

The Progress Pride Flag flies along with the Los Angeles city flag over the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown L.A. Three years after first flying the LGBTQ+ Pride flag from City Hall, the Downey City Council narrowly voted Tuesday during a six-hour meeting in favor of enacting a “neutral flag” policy that strikes down such displays. Los Angeles …

Huntington Beach votes to ban Pride flags at city buildings
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Huntington Beach votes to ban Pride flags at city buildings

LA Times  

Activist Carol Daus speaks earlier this year in favor of continuing to fly the Pride flag in Huntington Beach. In a move seen as a veiled attempt to ban Pride flags, Huntington Beach voters approved an amendment to the city’s charter this week that barred the city from displaying anything other than a select few official government flags on city …

Editorial: Fly the pride flag high for Laura Ann Carleton. And freedom
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Fly the pride flag high for Laura Ann Carleton. And freedom

LA Times  

A framed photo of Laura Ann Carleton stands among candles placed outside her store in Cedar Glen where she was killed on Aug. 18 This would be a good time to fly your multicolored pride flag. Laura Ann Carleton flew the flag in front of her store in Cedar Glen, near Lake Arrowhead. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials said …

Pride flags won’t fly at Orange County government properties, supervisors decide
1 year, 6 months ago

Pride flags won’t fly at Orange County government properties, supervisors decide

LA Times  

The American, California, OCFEC and the LGBTQ+ flags fly over the O.C. Pride flags will not fly at Orange County government-owned properties after a vote Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors. Foley said the flag measure was proposed after she and Sarmiento requested last week that the board agenda include consideration of flying the Pride flag at county buildings …

Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Pride flag in Huntington Beach
1 year, 6 months ago

Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Pride flag in Huntington Beach

LA Times  

Huntington Beach police responding to a call Saturday night found a 13-year-old near the site of the incident and took him into custody. A report of a ruined Pride flag in Huntington Beach resulted in the arrest of a teenage boy Saturday and is the first report of that symbol being vandalized in the city so far this year, according …

Pride flag flies at the Hall of Administration — a first for an L.A. County building
1 year, 6 months ago

Pride flag flies at the Hall of Administration — a first for an L.A. County building

LA Times  

Security guards Gregory Winfrey, left, and Benedicto Barnachea prepare to raise the Progress Pride Flag at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The event at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration kicked off LGBTQ+ Pride Month and marked the first time a Pride flag flew over a Los Angeles County building. “Here in …

Largest Pride flag in Orange County history unveiled in Huntington Beach
1 year, 7 months ago

Largest Pride flag in Orange County history unveiled in Huntington Beach

LA Times  

Local activists and LGBTQ+ supporters cheer as a giant rainbow Pride flag measuring 33 feet by 24 feet is displayed on the side of the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday. More than 100 LGBTQ+ activists and supporters unveiled a giant Pride flag at the end of the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, chanting in unison, “Love wins in H.B.” The …

Laguna Beach responds to community issues regarding South Laguna beach operations
1 year, 7 months ago

Laguna Beach responds to community issues regarding South Laguna beach operations

LA Times  

The Laguna Beach City Council looked at several community issues concerning the beaches it’s taken over from the county, including the installation of warning signage, a push for fire pits at Aliso Beach, the location of the Pride lifeguard tower at West Street Beach, and continued advocacy for enforcement against the breaching of the Aliso Beach berm. Laguna Beach city …

Pride flag to fly on L.A. County buildings in June after unanimous supervisors vote
1 year, 9 months ago

Pride flag to fly on L.A. County buildings in June after unanimous supervisors vote

LA Times  

Participants in the OC Pride Parade carry an oversized Progress Pride flag as the event begins along in Santa Ana in June 2022. A month after the Huntington Beach City Council voted to stop flying a rainbow flag from its City Hall, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has taken the opposite stance. The five-member board voted unanimously Tuesday …

Huntington Beach City Council moves ahead with ordinance to stop flying Pride flag on city property
1 year, 10 months ago

Huntington Beach City Council moves ahead with ordinance to stop flying Pride flag on city property

LA Times  

The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to approve the introduction of an ordinance that would limit the flying of flags on city property to government flags, as well as the POW/MIA flag and the six flags of the U.S. military. The flag issue dominated public comments for the second straight City Council meeting, with the vast …

Huntington Beach bars LGBTQ pride flag from flying over City Hall
1 year, 10 months ago

Huntington Beach bars LGBTQ pride flag from flying over City Hall

LA Times  

Huntington Beach raised the LGBTQ pride flag at City Hall for the first time May 22, 2021. Huntington Beach City Council members voted Tuesday night — after two hours of sometimes tense public comment — to reverse a 2021 decision to raise the rainbow flag for six weeks each spring. “But in my family, we recognize everyone equally.. Let’s just …

Huntington Beach bars LGBTQ pride flag from flying over City Hall
1 year, 10 months ago

Huntington Beach bars LGBTQ pride flag from flying over City Hall

LA Times  

Huntington Beach raised the LGBTQ pride flag at City Hall for the first time May 22, 2021. Huntington Beach City Council members voted Tuesday night — after two hours of sometimes tense public comment — to reverse a 2021 decision to raise the rainbow flag for six weeks each spring. “But in my family, we recognize everyone equally.. Let’s just …

Huntington Beach official seeks law change that would end raising of LGBTQ Pride flag
1 year, 10 months ago

Huntington Beach official seeks law change that would end raising of LGBTQ Pride flag

LA Times  

Huntington Beach raised the LGBTQ Pride flag at City Hall for the first time May 22, 2021. All are equally valued members of our community, and none are to be treated differently or discriminated against.” Although Burns did not specifically mention the Pride flag, Huntington Beach Public Affairs Manager Jennifer Carey confirmed Friday the six-striped rainbow flag, a symbol of …

Huntington Beach will mark LGBTQ pride by flying rainbow flag
3 years, 7 months ago

Huntington Beach will mark LGBTQ pride by flying rainbow flag

LA Times  

The Huntington Beach City Council voted unanimously Monday night to fly the LGBTQ rainbow flag for six weeks each spring. is knowing the welcome mat is out.” Social media policies enacted The City Council also unanimously voted Monday to establish a social media policy for elected and appointed officials. Government representatives who use a social media platform to discuss, carry …

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