The Board of Supervisors in Orange County decided that Pride flags will not be hoisted on government properties.
The vote took place on Tuesday, marking a significant development in the mainstream push for left-wing gender ideology to be forced into official county venues.
Under the new policy, only flags associated with the U.S. government and military will have a place on the county’s flagpoles.
This directive, spearheaded by Supervisor Andrew Do, permits the display of the U.S., state, and county flags, alongside the flag commemorating prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The Board of Supervisors’ decision came following a request by Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento to consider the addition of the Pride flag to the list of approved banners during so-called “Pride month,” June.
According to Foley, Chairman Don Wagner turned down the request, citing that it was handed in past the stipulated deadline.
However, Foley pointed out that items submitted after deadlines had previously been accepted.
Wagner defended the board’s stance, indicating that the flag request came “inexplicably too late,” and hence couldn’t be included in the agenda automatically.
He added, “Nevertheless, I still agreed to put the question on the agenda, as was demonstrated by the extensive discussion in the context of the motion by Supervisor Do.”
Supervisor Do, while not available for comment immediately, had previously communicated that his measure wasn’t influenced by any particular social issue.
He also emphasized his support for the LGBT community in previous media interactions.
Foley voiced her concerns over the recent decision, telling The Times on Tuesday, “I don’t believe for a second,” that the new policy “wasn’t directly correlated to our request.”
She believes the decision is “part of a larger picture of trying to coalesce a viewpoint together that is not about progress, not about a diverse, inclusive community, but holding on to some remnant of the past that isn’t really reflective of mainstream America.”
Supervisors Do, Wagner, and Doug Chaffee voted in favor of the new policy, while Foley and Sarmiento opposed it.
