Detroit-area human relations commissioners ousted after flying LGBTQ+ flag in violation of new ban

Source: Associated Press

Detroit-area human relations commissioners ousted after flying LGBTQ+ flag in violation of new ban

Published 4:48 PM EDT, July 14, 2023

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — Two members of a Detroit-area human relations commission have been removed for raising a LGBTQ+ flag on a publicly owned flagpole that city officials said violated a recently passed resolution.

Commission Chair Russ Gordon and member Catrina Stackpoole were terminated Tuesday following a unanimous vote by the Hamtramck City Council, which the commission falls under.

The city’s police department is looking into whether any laws were broken, City Manager Max Garbarino told The Detroit News.

“Resolutions don’t carry criminal penalties,” Garbarino said. “But they’re looking at the entire situation.”

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