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D.C. Mayor, LGBT Residents: Natural Allies? • Instinct Magazine
Washington, D.C., National Mall during 2017 Pride. / Image via Andy Carr
As the Washington Blade reported yesterday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and District Police Chief Peter Newsham have urged the LGBTQ community to “join all District residents in responding to a special appeal … for city residents to inform police of people they know who have illegal guns.” This is just the latest in a series of overtures to gay Washingtonians by Bowser as well as another case...
Video: DC Homophobe Caught Ripping Down Pride Flag • Instinct Magazine
Homophobic vandal caught ripping down Pride flag (screen capture)
A man in Washington D.C. was caught on video walking into a resident’s front yard and ripping down a rainbow Pride flag, all while yelling homophobic slurs.
The 30-second security camera video shows the man walking down the sidewalk, seemingly talking to himself. In the clip’s audio, he can be heard shouting, “F*gg*t motherf**ker, you f*gg*t flag-flying motherf**ker.”
Clear as day, the man enters the yard, striding right up to the flag and...