Three years after first flying the LGBTQ+ Pride flag from City Hall, the Downey City Council narrowly voted Tuesday during a six-hour meeting in favor of enacting a “neutral flag” policy that strikes down such displays, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The 3-2 affirmative vote amended the city’s policy to allow only the flying of the United States flag, the state flag, the city flag and the prisoner of war flag.
Mayor Pro Tem Hector Sosa motioned and voted for the policy change, as did City Councilmembers Dorothy Pemberton and Claudia Frometa.
Downey Mayor Mario Trujillo and Councilmember Horacio Ortiz voted against.
Critics call it “a step backwards for our city.”
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