Some residents thought only the American flag should be allowed to fly on the flag pole at town hall, and others said proposals to fly other flags, like the Pride flag, should be considered on a case-by-case basis.Īt another debate in January some residents said they saw no reason for other flags to be excluded from the town pole. What if we have a request to fly several flags at the same time, are we going to allow that? I would hope not!”Ī flag policy was debated in hearings with community members in late 2021. Are we going to fly the Confederate flag next or some racially motivated flag when requested that may be offensive to many. “I find this troubling because it will be discriminatory to pick and chose which flag to fly. “Flying the Pride Flag, or any other flag, from the Town Hall is not what one particular flag represents but once you fly one flag you are committed to fly all flags,” said Mataronas in his email. In an email to the Globe, Mataronas noted, without being asked, that he has “no problem with the LGBTQ+ community,” and said he went to the town’s Pride event last year. Travis Auty, a resident who previously ran for a seat in the House, wrote: “Today’s word of the day is bigotry it’s rooted deeply in rural Rhode Island politics.” She took to Twitter, and explained that she had raised her hand to speak from her front row, but Mushen did not acknowledge her. Magnuski said the issue of a flag policy had not been brought up by the Town Council until the Pride flag was requested to be flown in the town. They approved a request to fly it again this year but less than an hour ago they went back on their word.- Jenna Magnuski ?️??? May 20, 2022 Last year the Town Council voted unanimously to fly the Pride flag for one day. I'm co- president of an LGBTQ+ org in a tiny rural RI town. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member. The Daily Wire is one of America’s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Related: Transgender Nickelodeon Star Urges Children To ‘Cheer On’ Trans Friends ‘As They Express Themselves’ Related: Disney Rolling Out Children’s Cartoon Featuring 14-Year-Old Activist With Interracial Gay Dads Related: ‘Rugrats’ Reboot To Feature Single Lesbian Mom
You can support them by standing up against bullying, cheering them on as they express themselves.” “There are most likely people of trans experience in your school, your community, friends, family. “I’m proud to be a part of the trans community because we are united by a common pursuit of our own personal truth,” continued Cohen, who played a character named Schwoz in the show “Henry Danger,” which aired from 2014 to 2020. “Because the more the world understands, is aware of, and supports people of trans experience, the more empowered this community will be to have our rights and to have what we deserve and to be equal like everybody else.” “It’s really important to celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility,” Cohen told young viewers.
Cohen issued a message to children earlier this week urging them to celebrate friends who exhibit transgender behavior. There’s all kinds of different kinds of families. And some go by ‘they.’ Some families have one parent and some have a lot of people in the family. “At a Pride parade we get to see all different kinds of families,” the boy continues. “My brother and my mom and I go to a parade and we dance like this,” he says beneath a rainbow and LGBT flag. A young boy showed off pictures of him attending a Pride parade with his two lesbian mothers. “Blue’s Clues & You” also recently featured a special video titled “ Celebrating Pride Month With Blue & Josh! Opening Mail,” during which very young children instructed their viewers about LGBT families and what the different Pride flags mean.
It’s a terrific celebration of families and goes further than many kids’ shows in its range of queer inclusion.”
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As Yahoo News reported, “Lindz Amer of the great kids’ video series Queer Kid Stuff consulted on the Blue’s Clues video, which takes us marching along the Pride route one by one, then two by two, etc., showcasing different families along the way.