Elected leaders gathered Monday on county property in Downey to raise a pride flag. Weeks ago, the city voted to not fly such flags on city property.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn held a Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at the LA County Office of Education in Downey, on Monday, June 3, 2024. This comes weeks after the Downey City Council narrowly voted to stop flying the Pride Flag on city property. Downey has 8 county run facilities and all 8 will fly the Pride Flag. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn held a Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at the LA County Office of Education in Downey, on Monday, June 3, 2024.
Downey Mayor, Mario Trujillo was pleasantly surprised by the large crowd and outpouring of support as Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn held a Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at the LA County Office of Education in Downey, on Monday, June 3, 2024. The event came just weeks after the Downey City Council narrowly voted to stop flying the Pride Flag on city property. The Pride Flag will be flown at all 8 county facilities in Downey.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn held a Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at the LA County Office of Education in Downey, on Monday, June 3, 2024. This comes weeks after the Downey City Council narrowly voted to stop flying the Pride Flag on city property. Downey has 8 county run facilities and all 8 will fly the Pride Flag.
The event was briefly interrupted by a protester, who stepped in front of Hahn and chanted as she began her speech, before being escorted away by Trujillo after a chorus of boos. The move was first brought forward by Mayor Pro Tem Hector Sosa in April, who said it was not meant to single out the LGBTQ+ community, adding that it would apply across the board to Blue Lives Matter or Israeli flags, for example.
Sosa and Councilmember Dorothy Pemberton, who also voted in favor of the neutral flag policy, did not immediately respond to reporters’ requests for comment. Councilwoman Claudia Frometa, who also voted in favor of the neutral policy, said in an email that she had no comment.“I don’t think it’s our role as elected officials to pick and choose which groups get to fly their flags. Our role is to simply govern, and govern for the residents of the county,” Sosa said.
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