Hamtramck city council banned Pride flags on municipal property?

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Hamtramck's city council did vote to prohibit Pride flags on city flagpoles, sparking criticism from local activists who had previously supported the administration. The Reel accurately reports on Hamtramck's 2023 resolution prohibiting Pride and other identity flags from flying on city-owned flagpoles. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the policy in August 2026. Activists including former council member Catrina Stackpoole publicly voiced feeling betrayed by the vote.

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Main source: Federal appeals court upholds Pride flag ban on city property in Hamtramck

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In Hamtramck, they just banned LGBTQ flags.“A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling affirming the city of Hamtramck’s 2023 ban on displaying Pride and other identity flags on city property.”Federal appeals court upholds Pride flag ban on city property in Hamtramck

Catrina Stackpool, a lesbian former city council member, said: "We welcomed you. We created nonprofits to help feed, clothe, and find housing. We did everything we could to make your transition here easier, and this is how you repay us? By stabbing us in the back?" after Muslim successors voted to block the display of pride flags.““After everything we've done for you guys,” said Catrina Stackpoole, 71, a former council member who was then serving with Gordon on the Human”How a flag on a pole became a turning point for Hamtramck

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The 2023 resolution restricts all non-official identity, religious, ethnic, and political flags on city flagpoles, which municipal leaders stated was intended to maintain public neutrality and respect community religious views.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Gordon v. City of Hamtramck in August 2026 that the city's resolution limiting flag displays on municipal flagpoles was constitutional.
Former Human Relations Commission leaders Russ Gordon and Catrina Stackpoole filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Hamtramck challenging the flag resolution after being removed from their posts for raising a Pride flag.

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✅ TRUE 👉 Hamtramck's city council did vote to prohibit Pride flags on city flagpoles, sparking criticism from local activists who had previously supported the administration. 👉 The Reel accurately reports on Hamtramck's 2023 resolution prohibiting Pride and other identity flags from flying on city-owned flagpoles. 📰 Sources: Arcpublishing, Freep 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat