military installations to fly rainbow Pride flags during June, maintaining the Trump administration policy limiting types of flags able to be flown on bases. Pentagon officials said last week the Defense Department would not make any exception to allow U.S. Last week, the White House stated in a fact sheet the move is "demonstrating that the United States will lead on LGBTQI+ human rights around the world." That was a departure from the policy of his Republican predecessor, Mike Pompeo. flag at their embassy or consulate to show support for LGBTQ rights. diplomatic outposts around the globe to fly the Pride flag on the same flagpole as the U.S. allies "have flown Pride flags at their embassies and they don't view the practice as challenging the devotion they feel to their national flag," Sanders added.īlinken's action allowed U.S. In fact, it can be a way of showing the world that America is striving to realize our inclusive values."ĭenmark and other U.S. Sanders said flying the flags "in no way diminishes the American flag.
In response to another question, Greene said, "the LGBTQ flag, that's not a flag that needs to be flown over any of our buildings either."Ĭhris Sanders, executive of the pro-LGBTQ Tennessee Equality Project, said the Republican bill is "squarely aimed at preventing the flying of Pride and Black Lives Matter flags." embassies, over any of our federal buildings is Old Glory, the beautiful stars and stripes, and that's why I'm so proud of this bill and very happy to be a co-sponsor."Ĭalling the Black Lives Matter group a "domestic terrorist organization," Greene said "that is no flag that should fly over any of our government buildings." Greene said "the only flag that should fly over any of our U.S. We don't need the Democrat Party making one group more important than the other." We don't need political identity politics.
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His office did not respond to a Times Free Press inquiry.ĭuring an appearance last week on Newsmax, Greene told host Greg Kelly the American flag "represents every single American. Chuck Fleischmann, an Ooltewah Republican, has not signed up as a bill co-sponsor. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, signed onto the measure in February, stating it would "prevent Hate America flags." Two Alabama Republicans, Robert Aderholt and Mo Brooks, have also signed on as co-sponsors. embassies and consultants to fly the rainbow-colored Pride flag. President Joe Biden's Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in April issued blanket authorization for U.S. Given Democrats' control in the House, passage is seen as highly unlikely, but it's still making national headlines with several new GOP members signing on in May and June. The bill, which now has 30 co-sponsors, was introduced in January by Rep. "The American flag is the only flag that should be flown at any United States embassy because it is representative of every single citizen of our great nation," DesJarlais' office said in a statement to the Times Free Press when asked about it Monday.
85, titled the "Old Glory Only Act," on Friday. House records show DesJarlais signed onto H.B. Scott DesJarlais, R-Sherwood, has become the fourth Chattanooga area member of Congress to sign on as a co-sponsor of a House bill to bar flying LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter flags or any other banner besides the American flag at U.S. embassies, including in India and Australia, are highlighting their support for LGBTQ people.NASHVILLE - U.S. The Biden White House also reversed an order issued by Trump’s then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on flying the Pride flag and some U.S. Biden also reversed a ban on transgender people openly enlisting and serving in the military. On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to protect LGBTQ people under all federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on sex. The pride flag was not flown at Western embassies in Saudi Arabia or Iraq, for instance, but a Twitter post commemorating Pride Month was posted earlier in June by the U.S. "We are proud of them."Ī 2015 RAND study found that 5.8 percent of service members identified as either lesbian, gay or bisexual. "This is no way reflects any lack of respect or admiration for people that (are from) the LGBTQ+ community, the personnel in and out of uniform who serve in this department," Kirby added. He said that the decision was made because it could open the door for other challenges to the rule set in place in July.
"There won't be an exception made this month for the pride flag," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.