One city councilor even resigned in protest over the original ban. Now all communities can fly their flags in the town.
By Bil Browning for LGBTQ Nation –
A small Canadian municipality is making headlines of a different kind this week after reversing a decision to ban Pride flags from city property.
The ban divided residents of Norwich, Ontario, after the small town prohibited non-government flags, and the decision made national headlines last May. The original wording of the measure banning all non-government flags specified the Pride flag and the Progress Pride flags as the targets of the ban, but former Norwich Councilor John Scholten, who proposed the measure, changed the wording to make it appear more neutral.
The ban resulted in Pride flags stolen from residences, angry confrontations, and internet arguments.
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