"The Progress Pride Flag,, adds a chevron on one side of the classic rainbow Pride Flag, to celebrate transgender people, people who died of AIDS and (with a brown stripe) people of color. While the Bay Area served as the setting for the genesis of much of the gay rights movement, Los Gatos has a solid contingent of older, more conservative, residents, people from a variety of faith traditions and Republican voters"
"Councilmember Rob Rennie recalled how, a few years back when Marico Sayoc was mayor, there was such opposition to even discussing the possibility of raising the Pride Flag that the issue never made it to the full Council. Instead, Los Gatos voted to put rainbow stripes on a pair of local crosswalks on East Main Street, which sparked significant pushback from some quarters."
High school students and LGBTQ+ community members confronted senior citizens and religious adherents at a Town Council meeting over whether a Progress Pride Flag should fly above Town Hall. If approved in a second vote in January, Los Gatos would become the 12th Santa Clara County municipality to permit the flag. The Progress Pride Flag adds a chevron to honor transgender people, people who died of AIDS and people of color. The town has older, conservative residents and Republican voters. A prior decision to add rainbow crosswalks provoked dueling rallies and pushback. One speaker warned, "You're opening the door to complete chaos."
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