DUBLIN, Calif. _ Following public outcry, the Dublin, Calif., City Council agreed Tuesday night to fly the rainbow pride flag over its city hall after all, backtracking on a decision it made last month.
In a 5-0 vote at the special meeting, the council agreed to fly the flag for the month of June, through July 3. The flag was hung immediately on Tuesday night, hanging beneath the Dublin city flag.
Last month, the council had decided not to fly the flag, agreeing with some members of the public that spoke at the meeting that if the city flew the flag for the LGBTQ community, it would be a "slippery slope" to fly other flags. Some suggested flags to be flown from businesses or the National Rifle Association, religious groups or other countries in public comment.
But Mayor David Haubert told this news organization last week that he was swayed into changing his mind after a discussion with Emeryville Councilman John Bauters, who is gay, who told him about the sensitivity of the issue with the LGBTQ community. Bauters declared that Emeryville would fly a second flag in honor of Dublin.
