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Published 16:41 22 Sep 2020 GMT
The LGBTQ+ community has taken huge steps towards increased representation in recent years, but unfortunately, not everyone has gotten the memo.
Now, the first lesbian elected in North Dakota has perfectly shut down a man's opposition to the Pride flag at a council meeting.
The meeting was held to give residents the opportunity to air their grievances about the mayor's decision to raise the Pride flag at the city hall the previous week.
One person took the opportunity to say that they had to "embarrassingly" answer an elderly neighbor's question about "what the flag was up on their city court."
However, it wasn't long before council member Carrie Evans made it clear that she had had enough of this resident's opposition to the pride flag.
Watch Evans shut down the man's opposition to the flag:
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Another even accused the existence of the flag as inciting "war" in the city and said he had "never been so pi*sed off."
"So Mr. Walker, if you're not aware and I think a lot of people in this room are not aware and have come here just because this is a gay issue, I am proudly the first openly elected lesbian in North Dakota," she said at the meeting. "So that is why I am not paying any heed to your cr*p."
She continued: "This city is big enough for all of us. Me having a flag flying doesn't take away anything from your rights and freedoms. But you know what it does for me?"
"It shows me I live in a city that appreciates and embraces me and the people of my community and that I can live here and feel safe," Evans said. "That's what it does. I'm sorry it doesn't make you feel comfortable. But we're here, we're queer and we're not going away."
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Magic City Equality, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in North Dakota, flew the flag on September 8 above the Minot City Hall.
The flag flew for 24 hours and the ceremony and its erection was approved by Mayor Shaun Sipma as one of several activities marking Magic City Equality that week.
These events were part of the city's Pride festival, which was support to take place in June, but it was postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
