New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag

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New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag
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The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September.

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Does a second flag somehow diminish the meaning of a country flag?

Yes. Which is fine in most contexts, but for an embassy is basically the same as a sign saying what the building is for, so adding more flags muddles what should be a very clear message: "This building is an outpost of the US government."

Tho, America doesn't value queer people so I guess it makes sense.

Yeah, flying a pride flag would be misleading. It's like all the rainbow police cars were have in Seattle even though everyone knows cops aren't on the side of LGBT+ people.

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