Pride flags banned at US embassies as a result of $1.2 trillion spending package
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Pride flags can no longer be flown at U.S. embassies as a result of the $1.2 trillion spending package signed by President Biden. The ban was included in the 1,012-page package and states that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the United States Department of State. The flying of pride flags at U.S. embassies has been a topic of debate between Democrats and Republicans for years. They were first flown at U.S. embassies during President Obama's administration, then banned by the Trump administration in 2019, and reinstated by the Biden administration in 2021. The move did not come as a surprise to lawmakers or LGBTQ advocates. The White House said it would seek a way to repeal the ban.
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