The vote comes a couple of weeks after the City Council deadlocked on the issue. “I do not believe that any other flags should fly in front with the governmental flags.” “I’m drawing the line with flying the flag in front of City Hall,” said Mayor Tom Tait, who was against flying or displaying any kind of flag except the three allowed in front of City Hall. The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center – commonly called ARTIC – will light up at night with the colors of the rainbow when the Angels are not in town through June, Gay Pride Month.Īdditionally, Councilman Jose Moreno said he plans to put the issue on a city agenda to further examine Anaheim’s law that the city cannot fly the pride flag with the city, state and U.S. The flag is now draped inside a courtyard and will be moved to its new spot within the next couple of days. The council instead chose to follow city staffers’ direction and will display the 15-by-20-foot pride flag in front or the side of the seven-story building. The Anaheim City Council on Tuesday night, June 6, unanimously voted against flying the rainbow-colored flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community on one of the flagpoles occupied by the city, California and U.S. Instead, it will hang on the front side of the building. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)ĪNAHEIM The rainbow-colored pride flag will not be hoisted on one of the city’s three flag poles in front of City Hall.
Justin Massey speaks before the Anaheim City Council in Anaheim on Tuesday, about reasons the city should be flying the gay pride flag in in Friendship Plaza to celebrate Gay Pride Month.