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flag Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite.

flag Westlock, Alberta, residents voted in favor of a bylaw banning rainbow flags and crosswalks from public spaces to maintain political neutrality. flag A plebiscite, spurred by a petition signed by over 700 residents, led to the town's rainbow crosswalk, painted last summer in support of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, being removed. flag The bylaw will also restrict crosswalk patterning to a traditional white striped pattern between two parallel white lines, allowing only federal, provincial, and municipal government flags on public property.

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