Tanya Hawkins helps raise the Progressive Pride flag outside the Salt Lake City-County Building on June 1, 2022. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
An LGBTQ advocacy group is asking Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a proposal that would prohibit gay pride flags in classrooms and public buildings, though the governor seems inclined to sign the measure into law.
HB77 "strips away local control and targets the freedom of speech of Utah's communities," Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah, said in a letter Monday to Cox. (Read More)
Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.
Negotiators were lifted up on a fire brigade ladder platform several times before eventually talking him down. The barefoot man, who appeared to be staging a protest on a ledge several meters (yards) up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, stepped off the building and onto a cherry picker after a long conversation with negotiators. He got into a waiting ambulance. (Read More)
Demonstrators unfurl a massive Ukrainian flag on March 8, 2025. (Reuters.com)
Chanting 'Stand with Ukraine' and 'Russia must pay', a crowd of roughly a thousand unfurled a massive, 172 foot by 110 foot, 330 pound (150 kilogram) flag on The Ellipse, a large field near the White House and the site of President's Trump's January 6th rally.
Trump paused U.S. military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv this week following an extraordinary clash with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week. (Read More)
First Congregational Church of Park Ridge on Pascack Road. (Philip DeVencentis/NorthJersey.com)
The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Park Ridge told its congregation this weekend that it had received threats stemming from a social media post by the head of the Bergen County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a group known for opposing inclusive curricula in school and supporting book bans.
The post by local chapter chair Alexandra Bougher, later deleted, included a photo of the church's Progress Pride flag and commentary from Bougher suggesting that it promotes pedophilia. The flag in question is an intersex inclusive Progress Pride flag, but the post — and many of its comments — suggested that it included support for "minor-attracted persons," which is not true. (Read More)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Make American Flags in America Act of 2025. This legislation closes loopholes in existing law meant to ensure that American flags displayed on federal property or procured by federal agencies to be manufactured completely in the United States from American materials. (Read More)
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is pushing new legislation to ban foreign flags from being displayed on Capitol grounds, arguing that elected officials should represent American interests, not those of other nations. The proposal, known as the “Allegiance Act,” comes after Democratic lawmakers showcased Ukrainian flags during President Donald Trump’s congressional address. (Read More)
The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag redesign contest following a five-week voting period. Voters had the option to choose their favorite from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or to choose one of three former flag designs — including the current one, which has not had a major redesign in the past century.
That’s the one they favored, by a lot. (Read More)
Matthew McCoy presents the People's Choice trophy to aerial dance performers Hayley Mitchell and Mackenzie Mears. (Helaine R. Williams/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Carissa and Josue De Leon were Judges' Award winners -- and Hayley Mitchell and Mackenzie Mears captured the People's Choice trophy -- at the 2025 edition of Dancing Into Dreamland, presented by Friends of Dreamland Ballroom on Feb 16 in the historic Little Rock venue.
Guests began the evening mingling, perusing silent-auction items and enjoying drinks from a donations bar and performances by members of Arkansas Circus Arts. Attendees later dined on boxed bites with a Mediterranean flare. Dessert was passed tiramisu.
Will Trice served as master of ceremonies. Evelyn Pittman, Dreamland founder Kerry McCoy and executive director Matthew McCoy gave opening remarks to start off the evening's contest, which featured exhibition dances by the Hot Springs Dance Troupe, 2024 Judges' Choice winners; and Drs. Arushi Devgan and Kurt Messer, 2022 Judges' Choice winners. (Read More)
ResEd updated its flag and banner policy on Thursday.(Holden Foreman/The Stanford Daily)
Residential Education (ResEd) sent an email to Resident Fellows (RFs) and residential leaders updating its flag and banner policy Thursday, reversing a previous rule against students hanging banners outside their windows.
The updated section of Stanford’s “Free Expression” website on posters, banners and chalking now states that “residents may place banners, flags, or signage on the inside or outside of window(s) and/or on or over balcony railings of their assigned room or unit provided all occupants of the assigned room or unit concur.” (Read More)
The Auschwitz museum confiscated Israeli flags adorned with yellow ribbons, a symbol of the hostages held in Gaza, from a group of British Jewish visitors. According to a report in the UK-based Jewish newspaper The Jewish Chronicle, the flags were returned at the end of the visit. (Read More)
Anti-Israel protesters waving a Hamas flag at a demonstration in Times Square on July 31, 2024. (William C Lopez/New York Post)
Anti-Israel protesters who display the flag of terror groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah could face up to four years behind bars under a new state bill.
The proposed Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists Act would expand the definition of aggravated harassment in the first degree — a class E felony — to include instances when a person displays a symbol of a foreign terrorist organization with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or another person, according to state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblyman Micah Lasher, Manhattan Democrats who are set to introduce the bill this week. (Read More)
Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang, has advanced legislation ensuring Oklahomans can freely display the American and Oklahoma flags on vehicles and motorcycles without government restriction.
House Bill 1776 prohibits any state or local governmental entity from banning the display of these flags on or within a vehicle or motorcycle while on public property. The bill, named the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025, requires that flags be displayed according to proper standards and prohibits alterations or defacements. (Read More)
The American flag is seen unfurled upside down at Yosemite National Park, California, on Saturday, February 22, 2025. (Dragonsorder/Reddit)
February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading down El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall.
Travelers come from around the world to witness the event at the granite monolith, famed for its nearly vertical walls, some booking entry tickets and reserving parking spots a year in advance.
But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest the recent downsizing that took place as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiatives. (Read More)
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and co-lead Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced the Make American Flags in America Act, which would ensure that any American flag displayed on federal property or purchased by our federal agencies is entirely manufactured in the United States from American-produced materials. (Read More)
A tapestry from the SaVAge K’lub Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled exhibition, where the Palestinian flag is visible (left) and then hidden (right).
Two Palestinian flags on a tapestry on display at the National Gallery of Australia have been concealed with white fabric, in what the artists have described as an act of censorship they only agreed to reluctantly.
The large tapestry is part of the Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled exhibition, a group show by Pacific Indigenous art collective SaVAge K’lub. The work features a number of flags, including the Aboriginal flag and the words “justice now”, the Torres Strait Islander flag, the West Papua flag, along with other Moana and Pacific peoples’ symbols, insignia and social justice slogans. (Read More)
OLYMPIA, Wash. - A proposal to change Washington’s state flag got a public hearing in Olympia Tuesday afternoon. The discussion raised questions about whether the green banner with the state seal best represents Washingtonians, and whether a new flag is a priority lawmakers should be focused on right now. (Read More)
WEST BOYLSTON, Mass. — A showdown over a Trump flag has erupted in a small Worcester County town as a police chief says he won’t report back to work under a town administrator who demanded the banner be removed.
West Boylston Police Chief Dennis Minnich Sr . is demanding the Select Board to take action in light of Town Administrator James Ryan’s actions which have led to a vote of no confidence from the police union. (Read More)
Canadian flag in front of the peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. (GEOFF ROBINS /AFP via Getty Images)
Many Canadians have been doing what they can to ‘Buy Canadian’ in the wake of the tariff threat from the U.S. What about Canadian flags? Can we count on the Maple Leaf to be a made-in-Canada product?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – One of the latest bills filed ahead of the upcoming Florida Legislative session could change state rules regarding how flags are displayed.
That bill — SB 100 — was filed back in December by state Sen. Randy Fine (R-19), who has also introduced three other bills so far for this year. It was approved this week by a Legislative committee chaired by Fine.
According to the text, the bill would prohibit “governmental entities” — such as local governments, public schools, and public universities — from displaying flags that represent political viewpoints.(Read More)
The flags of Canada and the United States fly outside a hotel in downtown Ottawa, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
OTTAWA — All of Canada's living former prime minister's are calling on Canadians to express their national pride and "show the flag" as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his threats against this country's economic security and sovereignty.
Saturday, Feb. 15 — Flag Day — marks the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag.
In a joint statement, former prime ministers Joe Clark, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper urge Canadians to fly the Maple Leaf with pride as "never before." (Read More)
The path in life for Kaitlyn Schilling is no ordinary journey. As she achieved the highest rank in scouting, this young lady also has transformed a system for honoring American flags across this base in the process.
She moved here as part of a military family, leaving her old school as well as the Scouts BSA (formerly called the Boy Scouts of America) troop she and her older sister Kyla enjoyed while living in Michigan. They soon found Troop 55 in Crosswicks near her on-base home, and Kaitlyn became a scout again. (Read More)
A protestor holds a Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Apple Music Halftime Show. (Chandan Khanna, AFP)
NEW ORLEANS — A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flag together with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them toward the end of the performance, the NFL said.
The NFL identified the person, who was dressed in black like other dancers on the field, "as part of the 400-member field cast." (Read More)
A unique Canadian flag proposal from 1964, credited to a Mrs. Michael Thompson. (Library and Archives Canada)
Canada’s simple, uncluttered flag is now a familiar sight — flying at countless official offices, sewn onto thousands of travellers’ backpacks, adorning patriotic sports fans’ shirts or faces. Yet it might never have gotten this far.
The Maple Leaf was the pick that emerged, six decades ago, from a parliamentary committee that had no shortage of other pitches, from gentle variants on the winning vision to unique and even weird notions. Could we have done better? We sent some of those 60-year-old rejects to members of the North American Vexillological Association, scholars and admirers of banners worldwide, to see whether the country left anything brilliant on the drawing board. (Read More)
The photograph first shared on Reddit on Wednesday purporting to show the U.S. flag being flown upside down outside the State Department in Washington, D.C. (Reddit/DesperateCranberry38)
A photograph purporting to show the American flag being flown upside down outside the State Department has gone viral on social media.
The user who first posted the photograph on Reddit on February 5 told Newsweek, "The picture was taken at approximately 2 p.m., and stayed up for about 20 minutes before it was changed."
Newsweek contacted the Department of State for comment. (Read More)
A pride flag flies below the American flag in front of Democrat Becky Blackburn's home in Lusk, Wyoming, on July 31, 2024. (Thomas Peipert/AP)
For decades the hippie enclave Arcata has flown three flags at a Veterans Memorial in a plaza at the center of town: one for California, one for the United States, and one for earth.
But over the past three years, a debate over the order in which they fly has improbably divided the foggy North Coast community, sparked ballot measures and lawsuits, and led to a broader reckoning over free speech, nationalism, and the respect owed our home planet. (Read More)
Claim: Early in his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration replaced the standard 50-star U.S. flag with a nine-star flag on government websites.
Rating: False
A rumor circulating online in early February 2025 claimed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration replaced the standard 50-star U.S. flag with a nine-star flag on government websites. This matter specifically concerned the very top portion of some .gov websites displaying a small, icon-sized American flag with the words, "An official website of the United States government." (Read More)
A growing number of citizen-led groups across Canada are pushing their municipal governments to prohibit things like rainbow crosswalks, that show pride for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. (David Bajer/CBC)
The only rainbow crosswalk in Westlock, Alta., about 75 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, has been painted white.
Roughly 35 kilometres to the west, in the town of Barrhead, four flags have been removed from municipal flag poles. Soon two crosswalks will be redone: one for pride, another supporting people with disabilities. (Read More)
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The City Council passed a motion on Saturday to initiate a text amendment, allowing Camping World to fly their flag in Greenville.
The company was being fined 250 dollars a day due to its nearly 15 times bigger size than allowable on non-residential property.
At 3,200 sq. ft. and 130 ft. high, the flag can be seen for miles in the city.
Camping World General Manager Jim Foskey says, “It’s what camping world embodies, right? It’s the freedom of our country, young and old, no matter what generation you’re in. People love it, and that’s what it’s all about.” (Read More)
Tampa celebrated its annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival on Saturday, January 25.
Video released by the Sarasota Police Department shows a pirate ship and smaller boats flying pirate flags.
The event originated as a May Day celebration in 1904 and was named after the Spanish pirate Jose Gaspar, who was active in the late 18th century and early 19th century, according to organizers. (Read More)
The Pride flag flies outside the White House in Washington, D.C. in June 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued an order stating U.S. facilities can only fly the American flag outside their buildings, according to a new report.
Rubio issued the order Tuesday night soon after he was sworn into office, according to The Free Beacon. The order states “only” the U.S. can be flown at U.S. facilities domestic and abroad, the outlet reports. The only exceptions are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag. (Read More)
The U.S. flag flies in front of the U.S. Capitol building ahead of the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, January 16, 2025. (Marko Djurica, REUTERS)
On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden ordered all U.S. states to lower their flags to half-staff to acknowledge Carter, who died in his Plains, Georgia home on Dec. 29 at age 100. The flags were ordered to remain at half-staff for 30 days or until Jan. 29. While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory. (Read More)
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather as members of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police officials wait to enter the presidential residence in Seoul (Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA)
As investigators attempted to arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday morning, his supporters gathered outside the presidential residence waving two national flags: the South Korean Taegukgi alongside the American Stars and Stripes.
To outsiders, the unexpected combination may seem baffling. But to Yoon’s supporters, America represents more than an ally: it’s a perceived ideal. The symbolism of the US flag is a declaration of a broader cultural and spiritual order they believe is under threat. (Read More)
Six cadets of the Hellenic Air Force Academy were arrested by Turkish authorities near the Hagia Sophia monument in Istanbul, after displaying the Greek flag.
The incident took place on Saturday, December 21 and involved six students (three Greek nationals and three Cypriot nationals) who had traveled to Istanbul for the Christmas holidays, reportedly without permission from their unit as required for all Greek military personnel when traveling abroad (especially to Turkiye). (Read More)
If you've been driving down MoPac in North Austin, you've probably seen hundreds of tiny flags along the hillside heading southbound near Braker Lane.
So what are they?
Some wondered on Reddit if the flags could be an art installation, but that wasn't it. The crew onsite couldn't give KVUE a lot of answers, but the Texas Department of Transportation gave us the scoop.
While the retaining walls were built a while back, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is now planting more than 35,000 plants and seeding 1.4 acres of wildflowers.
The landscaping consists of native plants well-suited for the Austin area, such as the Mexican buckeye, desert willow and Texas red oak. The different flag colors represent different plants. (Read More)
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