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Flag Burned, LGBT Center Unveils Bigger Flag


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The LGBT Center in New York City responded to last week’s torching of a rainbow flag by unfurling a larger 20-foot flag to drape the building in Manhattan’s West Village.

On the morning of April 14 the torched flag was discovered outside the center. Surveillance footage indicates that the perpetrator, who remains unidentified, brought the damaged flag to the building around 12:30 a.m. and left it there. The incident is being investigated by New York police as a hate crime.

Watch videos below of the new flag’s unveiling. Speakers included New York City council speaker Christine Quinn, who represents the West Village district, and Glennda Testone, executive director of the LGBT Center. The Youth Pride Chorus performed.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Davya
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 10:30:16 PM
    Hometown: Wynnewood, PA

    Comment:

    Nonetheless, all of this riffraff is EXACTLY what the bozo or set of bozos that burned the flag wanted. Seriously people, just replace the damn flag.

  • Name: Davya
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 10:24:25 PM
    Hometown: Wynnewood, PA

    Comment:

    Jonathan, homosexuality: consensual same sex intercourse or attraction to an equivalent member of the same sex. pedofilia: sexual attraction to children. Open a dictionary for once in your life. There are gay children too, and they get abused by fathers like you. in fact, gay children are 5 times more likely to commit suicide due to familial reasons. So don't pull that "pro-family" shit on me you ignorant bastard.

  • Name: Ronnie Mc
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 8:52:12 PM
    Hometown: Hawthorne,NJ

    Comment:

    What am I doing to your children nazi (I mean Jonothing...oops I meant Jonazi.....damn it....JONATHAN)?.....FUCK OFF TROLL!!!!!

  • Name: Jonathan
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 6:42:58 PM
    Hometown: uSA

    Comment:

    Leave my children alone, Ronnie MC.

  • Name: Robb
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 11:49:03 AM
    Hometown: Cincinnati

    Comment:

    The burned flag needs to be kept and put on display for to see the hatred that still exists in this nation. It will be a great reminder of how much work needs to be done and little the Obama administration has done.

  • Name: Ginelle
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 11:41:22 AM
    Hometown: British Columbia, Canada

    Comment:

    Right on Ronnie Mc from Hawthorne, New Jersey. You knock us down, we come back even stronger waving a bigger flag! Hate and hate crimes have no place in a democratic society so it is time you bigots deal with it and get over yourselves, because baby we ain't going anywhere, not now, not tomorrow, not ever!

  • Name: Ronnie Mc
    Date posted: 4/22/2010 11:27:22 AM
    Hometown: Hawthorne,NJ

    Comment:

    We're Here...We're Queer...AND WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!!....DEAL WITH IT!!!!....COWARDS!!!!!



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