In a display of stunning bigotry, a council person has formed a motion to ban the rainbow flag from city property. Ostensibly not to offend others. His action is based on one complaint from a Korean War veteran that believes only straight people fought in one of our many wars and to display the LGBT flag is an insult to veterans.
So to keep this one bigot happy LGBT persons would not be allowed to have pride flags in the park.
Naquin said he is working with City-Parish Attorney Mike Hebert on drafting an ordinance, but has not yet discussed the matter with other councilmen. He expects the ordinance would allow only the flying of American, Louisiana and Acadian/LCG flags, and possibly Mardi Gras flags, on LCG property.
Green, who said he learned about the flag-raising after a photograph and story appeared in The Daily Advertiser, said he does not believe the flag should be flown on government property.
“I did not go overseas and fight for our country so that we could come back and be subject to something like that,” Green said Friday. “Several of us (veterans) feel that the flying of this flag is a poke in the eye of a way of life.”