The US Department of Defense has used a memo banning the military from displaying Confederate flags to also ban the LGBT+ Pride Flag.
It comes around a year after the Trump administration banned its embassies from displaying LGBT+ rainbow flags. But new guidance from Defense Secretary Mark Esper restricts what flags can go on display at military installations.
From now on, only the US flag, state flags, military flags and flags of allies are allowed. The public aim is to stop military bases displaying the Confederate flag with its racist, pro-slavery heritage.
However now the Washington Blade has confirmed with the Pentagon that the guidance also prohibits the flying of the Pride Flag.