"On this particular issue, there's no straddling of the fence," Bey said at the March commission meeting. For this year's flag raising, resident Brian Bey proposed that the town plan a gay pride event and wrap a police car in colors highlighting diversity and inclusion. Though the flag-flying issue was voted on last year, the debate continued in monthly commission meetings over how deeply involved Surfside should be in pride celebrations. However, what I did not support was the use of our government flagpole to promote a specific message without a town policy in place that would grant equal opportunities to all organizations."
"I fully endorsed a resolution for Pride Month. "During our town commission meeting last June, I expressed my support for Pride Month, Juneteenth, and emphasized the importance of tolerance while condemning bigotry and racism in my opening remarks to the community," Danzinger tells New Times in a statement. The mayor maintains his stance that town-owned flagpoles should be reserved for government flags unless and until the commission adopts a flag-raising policy that will guide the town in handling future requests. "This symbol of solidarity for the community demonstrates what a welcoming and diverse place Surfside really is."
"Pride Month is all about acceptance and inclusion," town manager Hector Gomez stated in a press release. In August, after Surfside residents protested the town's decision, the town commission voted 3-2 to recognize Pride Month 2023 and fly the rainbow flag, which will be raised at the Surfside Community Center on Collins Avenue. Supreme Court ruling that found the City of Boston could not reject a group's request to raise a Christian flag at city hall after the city allowed hundreds of other flag-flying requests to move forward. The mayor of the beachside enclave justified his stance by citing a May 2022 U.S. The town opted not to raise the flag last year after Danzinger claimed it would open a Pandora's box of similar requests from religious groups, political advocates, and self-proclaimed Satanists. Surfside will hoist an LGBTQ pride flag at a June 2 ceremony to honor Pride Month, a move that bucks Mayor Shlomo Danzinger's opposition to raising the rainbow symbol before the town has a flag-flying policy in place.
0 kommentar(er)
