Huntington Beach voted to pass a measure that would restrict most flags on public property, striking outrage among LGBT activists.
The measure, which passed by about 58% of the vote, only allows the American flag, the California flag, the county flag, the city flag, the POW-MIA flag, the flags of the six Armed Forces, and the Olympic flag during the Olympic Games, to be displayed in public areas.
Other flags can be flown if they receive unanimous approval by the Huntington Beach City Council.
“They flat-out said this is not about banning the Pride flag,” councilmember Dan Kalmick said, adding, “Of course it’s about the Pride flag.”
According to a report from KTLA 5, banned flags include “Pride, Breast Cancer Awareness, and religious flags on city property.”
The ordinance passed in the Huntington Beach City Council last year and is not part of the City Charter.
