The United States Consulate in Toronto raised a rainbow flag over its building in honor of Pride Month despite reports the Trump administr...
The United States Consulate in Toronto raised a rainbow flag over its building in honor of Pride Month despite reports the Trump administration rejected requests from a number of embassies to fly the flag this month.
In footage shared from the consulate’s official Twitter page earlier this month, the rainbow flag could be seen draped over its building to mark Pride Month, HuffPost also reported.
“For the 6th year, we are proudly raising this beautiful Pride Flag at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto to mark June as #PrideMonth! @usconstoronto will also march in the @PrideToronto parade to honor #Stonewall50 — one of the landmark moments in the fight for #LGBTQ rights,” the consulate tweeted.
For the 6th year, we are proudly raising this beautiful Pride Flag at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto to mark June as #PrideMonth! @usconstoronto will also march in the @PrideToronto parade to honor #Stonewall50 — one of the landmark moments in the fight for #LGBTQ rights. #PrideTO pic.twitter.com/A2DtyvNcQz— US Consulate Toronto (@usconstoronto) June 5, 2019
The move comes as several other U.S. embassies and diplomatic missionsacross the globe have raised rainbow flags to mark Pride Month despite rejections from the Trump administration of requests to fly them.
The Trump administration reportedly turned away requests from at least four U.S. embassies – Israel, Germany, Brazil and Latvia – to hoist the pride flag on flagpoles in June.
Though the State Department’s policy dictates that embassies are expected to receive permission from administration officials to be able to fly the flag, several diplomats said earlier this year that they were told their requests would have to be specifically approved.
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