Hamtramck’s LGBTQ community believes the rainbow flag was the prime target of the all-Muslim council’s decision to restrict what can fly on city property.
Hamtramck, Mich., a small enclave of Detroit, calls itself"the world in two square miles" because of its diverse population. Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges.
Pedestrians walk along Joseph Campau Street, one of the main thoroughfares in Hamtramck, Mich., on Sept. 10, 2023. Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges. “We’re not targeting anybody,” he said recently. “We are trying to close the door for other groups that could be extremist or racist.”Photos of Hamtramck, Mich., Mayor Amer Ghalib and current council members hang in city hall on Sept. 12, 2023. Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges.
It also triggered a spike in thefts and vandalism of Pride flags on private property. One YouTube video shows teenagers egging homes that were flying the flag. Some people, like 23-year-old Selena Briggs, are talking about moving out of the city, saying they no longer feel welcome. Because of Hamtramck’s historic diversity - a reflection of immigrants from Poland, Albania, Ukraine, Yemen and Bangladesh, among other countries - the city likes to describe itself as “the world in two square miles.” Its neighborhoods are filled with small, tightly packed single-family homes and duplexes. Many were built well before World War II.
Sometimes, the dispute has gone beyond rhetoric. On Aug. 18, Laura Ann Carleton was killed at her clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif., after a man tore down the Pride flag she had out front and yelled homophobic slurs before opening fire. Police responded and fatally shot him. Stackpoole, who served on the council from 2008 to 2012, thinks the real rift is between the LGBTQ+ community and the city’s male leadership, backed by Hamtramck’s conservative mosques.
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