Burning the gay flag

burning the gay flag
In December , an Ames, Iowa, man was given a year prison sentence for burning an LGBT rainbow flag. The act of setting fire to an LGBT rainbow flag in Ames, Iowa, in June did.
In the past week alone, Pride flags have been stolen, slashed or burned in at least five states, including California, Utah, Arizona, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. A Pride flag was previously stolen from the home in April, also by a masked man. In the Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Beach on June 3, police arrested a teenage boy on suspicion of ripping a Pride flag while pulling it down from a home and using derogatory language.
Burning the Bible and the pride flag are protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, but circumstances of the burning can lead to charges for hate crime or other types of crimes.
June is Pride Month. The email, sent by the group on Monday, suggests that the LGBTQ community is "godless" and aims to "harm our children," mimicking claims about the community that advocates have called dangerous. The email, sent to party members, prompted criticism from several local Republican politicians, including Valdamar Archuleta.
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An LGBTQ flag was burned at an elementary school in Southern California this month ahead of a Pride event, and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, authorities said. A Los Angeles police spokesperson said Wednesday the incident is being investigated as a "vandalism hate crime. Alan Hamilton, a deputy chief with the police department's Valley Bureau, said in a statement Wednesday that the Pride flag was in a potted plant.
Burning the Bible or a “pride” flag are both protected under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment and won’t be penalized unless the activity also violates other laws, independent law.
June is Pride Month. The email, sent by the group on Monday, suggests that the LGBTQ community is "godless" and aims to "harm our children," mimicking claims about the community that advocates have called dangerous. The email, sent to party members, prompted criticism from several local Republican politicians, including Valdamar Archuleta.