Mahalo to state Sen. Kurt Fevella for defending the presence of LGBTQ rainbow flags in our schools (“GOP leader urges ouster of Republican representative over LGBTQ flags,” Star-Advertiser, March 24), and chastising state Rep. Elijah Pierick for his objections to it.
m Sharon Weston Broome, mayor-president of Baton Rouge, wrote on Twitter that she extends her "condolences to the families and colleagues of the BRPD officers who tragically lost their lives" when their helicopter crashed into a sugarcane field.
Last week, a freshman representative of the state Legislature posted a video to his social media questioning the motives of LGBTQ+ flags around ʻEwa Makai Middle School. While parents and lawmakers have been vocal with their concerns about Rep. Elijah Pierick's opinions, students have also noticed the video.
A Hawaiian lawmaker was disinvited from a parade honoring a Native Hawaiian leader and prince after he questioned a middle school principal’s display of a pride flag in support of LGBTQ+ people.