(Detroit Free Press) Hamtramck may ban the display of LGBTQ Pride flags on government buildings and city property such as sidewalks.
A resolution on the agenda for Tuesday night’s city council meeting, introduced by Hamtramck Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Mohammed Hassan, would prohibit the display of any flags related to sexual orientation as well as racial and political issues. Over the past year, there has been intense debate in Hamtramck over whether to allow the flying of an LGBTQ flag on a city sidewalk. Hamtramck’s Human Relations Commission Chair Russ Gordon drew criticism from Mayor Amer Ghalib and others after he put up the Pride flag last year on Jos Campau Avenue along with the flags of various nations. Gordon said he intends to raise the flag again next month unless the city blocks him.
