New spending bill would bar State Department from flying pride flag at embassies

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New spending bill would bar State Department from flying pride flag at embassies
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The new spending bill Congress is rushing to complete would prevent the State Department from flying gay-rights or other politically charged flags at any facilities, including U.S. embassies.

The LGBTQ+ pride flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument, Oct. 11, 2017, in New York. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has authorized flying of the LGBTQ+ pride flag at all VA facilities throughout Pride Month, …The new spending bill Congress is rushing to complete would prevent the State Department from flying gay rights or other politically charged flags at any facilities, including U.S. embassies.

The move pushes back on the Biden administration, which had ruled that embassies could fly gay rights flags during June, or Pride Month, meant to commemorate gay rights advances since the 1960s.

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