In June, the city of Largo, Fla., celebrated Pride Month. A rainbow flag flew over City Hall; at a meeting of the city commission, a speaker noted that the city’s success was attributable in part to its diversity.
A proclamation issued by the city noted that one reason to observe Pride Month was to “acknowledge the history of prejudice and discrimination toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary individuals.” But some in Largo are reluctant to acknowledge the city’s own history of discrimination.
In February 2007, Susan Stanton, then the city manager, was in the quiet, early stages of gender transition when someone outed her to The St.