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Last year, while Republicans were trying to de-gay the flagpoles of our embassies, the world also learned that Russia’s Supreme Court declared the rainbow flag was forbidden in its country.

For example, while Charterhouse UK displays a rainbow flag, the Nigeria school does not.

Over the last two years, Huntington Beach has barred the rainbow flag from flying over City Hall each spring in celebration of Pride Month, created a review panel to screen children’s books in the city library for sexual content, and put forth a local measure passed by voters that will allow officials to require voter identification at the polls.

“I strongly stand against the majority of what the current administration stands for,” said Amanda Salemi, 40, who was holding a sign that said “People Over Profit” and had a large rainbow flag tucked into her pants pocket.

Growing up, she was surrounded by Garcia and Vasquez’s friends and would go to Pride parades with them, holding a little rainbow flag.