{"id":623273,"date":"2024-06-06T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/colorado-gop-calls-for-burning-of-pride-flags\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:24:05","slug":"colorado-gop-calls-for-burning-of-pride-flags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/colorado-gop-calls-for-burning-of-pride-flags\/","title":{"rendered":"#Colorado GOP calls for burning of Pride flags"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b86cbd4eac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b86cbd4eac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/colorado-gop-calls-for-burning-of-pride-flags\/#Colorado_GOP_draws_heat_for_anti-LGBTQ_post\" >Colorado GOP draws heat for anti-LGBTQ+ post<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/colorado-gop-calls-for-burning-of-pride-flags\/#Last_Junes_slew_of_anti-LGBTQ_incidents\" >Last June&#8217;s slew of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"12169140002\" title=\"Pride month: These LGBTQ Lawmakers are fighting for an equal future\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/06\/26\/USAT\/e651aca2-2553-43aa-8029-efc8422aa0f7-VPC_LGBTQ_LAWMAKERS_getty_.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/06\/26\/USAT\/e651aca2-2553-43aa-8029-efc8422aa0f7-VPC_LGBTQ_LAWMAKERS_getty_.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">Pride month: These LGBTQ Lawmakers are fighting for an equal future<\/p>\n<p>LGBTQ representation is on the rise in state and federal governments from Delaware to California. Here&#8217;s are a few lawmakers fighting for equality.<\/p>\n<p>Scott L. Hall and Callie Carmichael, USA TODAY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>The Colorado Republican Party says it stands by a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> post that called for the burning of all Pride flags this week as the LGBTQ+ community celebrated the beginning of Pride month.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>\u201cBurn all the #pride flags this June,\u201d the state GOP <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cologop\/status\/1797738810509537482\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cologop\/status\/1797738810509537482\">wrote in a post on X,<\/a> formerly Twitter, on Monday. The party also sent an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us4.campaign-archive.com\/?u=27121325a99aaafc5838ea407&amp;id=78ace55f31\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/us4.campaign-archive.com\/?u=27121325a99aaafc5838ea407&amp;id=78ace55f31\">email blast targeting Pride month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe month of June has arrived and, once again, the godless groomers in our society want to attack what is decent, holy, and righteous so they can ultimately harm our children,\u201d said the email, signed by party Chairman Dave Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman told USA TODAY in an email Wednesday that the state GOP makes &#8220;no apologies&#8221; for its message.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>\u201cWe make no apologies for saying God hates pride or pride flags as it\u2019s an agenda that harms children and undermines parental authority, and the only backlash we see is coming from radical Democrats, the fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> media, and weak Republicans who bow down at the feet of leftist cancel culture,&#8221; Williams said.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>The Colorado GOP&#8217;s message is the latest incident targeting the LGBTQ+ community as Pride month kicks off. In Carlisle, Massachusetts, more than 200 Pride flags were stolen days before a local Pride event. Last June, Pride flags were stolen, slashed or burned in several states.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colorado_GOP_draws_heat_for_anti-LGBTQ_post\"><\/span>Colorado GOP draws heat for anti-LGBTQ+ post<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Politicians from both sides of the aisle denounced the Colorado GOP&#8217;s anti-LGBTQ+ message this week.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>&#8220;For those in the back, both parties are NOT the same,&#8221; Colorado Democratic Party Chair <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShadMurib\/status\/1797731021137584555\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShadMurib\/status\/1797731021137584555\">Shad Murib wrote in a post on X.<\/a> \u201cThis type of vile hatred has come to define the CO GOP and it&#8217;s why we&#8217;re organizing up and down the ballot to beat them at all levels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Valdamar Archuleta, president of the Colorado chapter of the conservative LGBTQ+ advocacy group Log Cabin Republicans and a GOP candidate for Congress, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Archuleta4CO\/status\/1797934815641002253\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Archuleta4CO\/status\/1797934815641002253\">declined the party\u2019s endorsement<\/a> in response to the email and said it did not reflect the Republican voters of his state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been an avid critic of where the celebration of Pride has gone in recent years and firm supporter of protecting children from environments and entertainments that are of an adult nature. However, this email went too far and was just hateful,\u201d Archuleta said.<\/p>\n<p>The state GOP chair said Archuleta will still have the support of the party as the &#8220;presumptive nominee.&#8221; Williams added if Archuleta doesn&#8217;t want the party label, he will have to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"1410095\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"><\/media-gallery-promo><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Last_Junes_slew_of_anti-LGBTQ_incidents\"><\/span>Last June&#8217;s slew of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were proposed in 2023, according to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation&#8217;s largest LGBTQ+ rights organization. In June 2023, the group issued a &#8220;state of emergency&#8221; after over 75 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were signed into law across the U.S., more than doubling the number of such bills in 2022.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Pride flags were stolen or destroyed in several incidents last year. Ahead of a Pride Day assembly at an elementary school in North Hollywood, California, authorities said a person broke into the school and\u00a0set a small LGBTQ+ flag on fire.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>In Omaha, Nebraska, a masked man set fire to a Pride flag being displayed outside a home on June 2, 2023. One day later, police arrested a teenage boy on suspicion of ripping a Pride flag while pulling it down from a home in Huntington Beach, California.<\/p>\n<p>In Tempe, Arizona, authorities said someone took down a Pride flag outside City Hall and burned it. In Pennsylvania, one candy shop had its Pride flag stolen repeatedly, and there were a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of Pride flag thefts in the Salt Lake City area.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contributing: Thao Nguyen, Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2024-06-05 22:22:05 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2024-06-06 12:24:05 +0000 UTC\"><\/lit-timestamp><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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