‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

Darren Shelton, executive director of Planet Ant Theatre, came to work on his day off so that he could hang this LGBTQ+ flag in Hamtramck, Michigan, on Tuesday. Photograph: Robin Buckson/AP Darren Shelton, executive director of Planet Ant Theatre, came to work on his day off so that he could hang this LGBTQ+ flag in Hamtramck, Michigan, on Tuesday. Photograph: Robin Buckson/AP

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“モハメド・ハッサン市議会議員はLGBTQ+支持者に向けて自分の正当性を叫び、「私は国民のために、大多数の国民が好むもののために働いているのだ」と語った。”

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米国の市議会で、多様性の象徴として当選し、多数派となったイスラム教徒の議員(全員男性)が、市の敷地内でLGBTQを含む主張的、政治的な旗を掲揚することを禁止する条例を可決。住民の4割弱がイエメン系