Last Sunday, July 26, 2015, someone in the city government of Reno, Nevada, saw fit to replace the American flag on top of City Hall with the LGBT rainbow flag.
KTVN CBS2 reports that the LGBT flag was in recognition of a “gay pride” celebration that weekend.
Many locals expressed concerns over the American flag’s removal. By that evening, around 9:00 p.m., the LGBT flag was taken down and the American Flag was put back in its place.
The City of Reno released this statement:
“The city of Reno honors and respects the men and women who serve our country and we apologize to those we may have offended. While we made an error in not flying the American flag along with the pride flag, when we discovered we were not flying both, we immediately returned to flying the American flag. Neither the Mayor nor City Council was aware we were not flying the American flag. The City was proud to participate in pride weekend and will continue to celebrate our diverse community.”
Reno’s mayor Hillary Schieve also released a statement:
“I was alerted tonight that the US flag was not flying over City Hall. I can most certainly see why people would be offended or upset. I did not order that the American flag be taken down. I have asked that the flag be put back immediately! It was certainly not the city’s intention to be disrespectful and never should have happened. I will take full responsibility since I represent this city. I have family members who have served and I know the importance of the ultimate sacrifice they have made for our country. I am very proud to be an American and we should always support our troops and veterans no matter what. I too am offended and there is no excuse for this. Those who have served deserve the highest respect for their service. My sincerest apologies!!!”
Notice that neither the city’s nor the mayor’s statement mentioned anything about finding the person responsible for replacing our country’s flag with the flag of lesbians, homosexuals, bisexuals and transgenders. Nor is it at all clear what Mayor Schieve means by her taking “full responsibility” for the incident. Those words are now spoken by every politician, who then did absolutely nothing, making “full responsibility” empty of meaning.
Why would any city government fly the American flag along side the LGBT flag anyway?
If Reno were to host a Christian event, would the city government have flown a flag of the cross? The answer is:
Never in a million years.
H/t FOTM’s maziel
See also:
- Who really owns the rainbow?
- U.S. Air Force allows rainbow-striped U.S. flag at Arizona base
~Éowyn
