"The secretary has the position that, as it relates to the flagpole, that only the American flag should be flown there," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.īut she said that US diplomats overseas were free to display rainbows flags elsewhere at embassies in June - Pride Month, with this year marking the 50th anniversary of New York's Stonewall uprising that sparked the modern gay rights movement. Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, has said that he defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman but has also said he respects employees regardless of sexual orientation. Now it's made all over the world.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has barred US embassies from flying the rainbow flag of the gay pride movement on flagpoles, the State Department confirmed Monday after criticism. It became so much bigger than me, than where I was producing it, much bigger even than the US. I thought that we needed that kind of symbol, that we needed as a people something that everyone instantly understands…that influence really came to me when I decided that we should have a flag, that a flag fit us as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if you will." "A flag really fit that mission, because that's a way of proclaiming your visibility, or saying, 'This is who I am!'" "I hoped it would be a great symbol but it has transcended all of that. It's not a painting, it's not just cloth, it is not just a logo-it functions in so many different ways. "I thought, a flag is different than any other form of art. It took him two years to create the flag since he wanted to create something that stood out. The rainbow flag, also known as the LGBT pride flag, was created in 1978 by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker. So how did the rainbow colors or the rainbow flag originate? The rainbow flag has always been seen as a beacon of hope and inclusion for the LGBTQ community, according to Wired.
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You can watch a live feed of the rainbow lights shining brightly on the White House at the Politco article. The pride colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community, and tonight, these colors celebrate a new chapter in the history of American civil rights." There were also a crowd of almost 100 people looking at the lights on Pennsylvania Avenue.Īccording to a White House official, the rainbow lights were done to "to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to progress and equality, here in America and around the world. The rainbow colors started shining as of 7:00 p.m., although it was hard to see, according to a pool report. Hodges, which gives same-sex couples the right to marry in the U.S.
The Obama administration is basking in the colors of the rainbow to celebrate the ruling in Obergefell v. Because of this, the White House is glowing with rainbow pride on Friday night. On Friday morning, June 26, the Supreme Court announced that the constitution gives the right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
Rainbow colored lights are shining on the White House to commemorate today's Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage in all 50 states. The White House is becoming the Rainbow House, but only for one night.