The Torrance City Council this week formally adopted a resolution that effectively bars Pride rainbow flags and other displays of conflicting religious, racial or political beliefs from flying on m…
The Torrance City Council this week formally adopted a resolution that effectively bars Pride rainbow flags and other displays of conflicting religious, racial or political beliefs from flying on municipal street light poles, unless they are part of a city-sponsored event.
The resolution, which passed unanimously, stipulates that only banners of city-sponsored events, as well as government and military flags, are allowed on light poles in Torrance’s public right-of-way.
Mitchell is a part of a group made up of Torrance business owners and residents who wrote their own Pride Month Proclamation earlier this year after the city declined to issue one. Former Torrance Mayor Pat Furey, who had supported Pride proclamations when he was in office, called the resolution “unintended consequences by the group that was very, very adamant about the LGBT+ signage.”
“It’s so very difficult to allow one group to put signage up and then not to allow someone else,” he said Thursday. “I certainly understand the legal reasons for it, but it’s unfortunate.”removed LGBTQ Pride banners from downtown light polesThe incident led to confusion and questions from community members about which items can decorate city-owned light poles. Torrance officials, for their part, have said any decorations on public property require city approval..
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