‘Like a #punch in the #stomach’: #Bethesda #pastor reacts to #gay #pride #banner being #rippeddown at his #church

“Back in the day, I would have understood that, but now, living where we live and being in such a supportive church, it hurt,” he said.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2023/11/it-was-like-a-punch-in-the-stomach-a-local-pastor-reacts-to-a-gay-pride-banner-being-ripped-down-at-his-church/

#Woman Murdered Over Store’s #PrideFlag #Display #Died ‘#Defending Something #Important,’ #Daughter Says.

The #prideflags #LauriCarleton hung outside her shop were #repeatedly #rippeddown and she responded by replacing each one with a #larger #version, one of her #children said

https://themessenger.com/news/woman-killed-over-stores-pride-flag-died-defending-something-important-daughter-says