In defiance of locals, Solvang leaders restrict Pride Month sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Non-profit organizations The Rainbow House Inc. and The Santa Ynez Valley Pride partnered for the 2023 2nd Annual Pride Parade and Festival in Solvang.
The angst at Saticoy Elementary School has ratcheted up after parents created an Instagram account protesting the school's upcoming Pride month assembly.
New York City (May 8) - There has been an alarming rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on the community level across America. These measures have included Rainbow Flag bans, book bans, attacks on trans and non-binary students, school curriculum takeovers, and language shaming, disproportionately harming the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. Since 2022, more than 20 communities and school departments across America, bowing to right-wing group pressure, have passed regulations to remove all Rainbow Flags.
California's "most charming town" Solvang is in the midst of a culture war over Pride flags, frustrating residents and business owners who fear the town's Danish identity is being marred by the controversy.