WJLA reports that about half a dozen pride flags have popped up around the block, with more on the way. But the barrage of rainbow flags that Pence will have to face while strolling through his temporary neighborhood is a creative and calm way to push back against a man who has supported a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality and ineffective (and dangerous) conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, among other horrible things he’s done to harm the community. Many took to the streets to protest immediately after the results. It may be a couple of months until he fully takes over from President Obama, but plenty of people have found different ways of expressing their dissatisfaction. The surrounding homeowners have taken to hanging up rainbow flags, a go-to symbol for the LGBTQ community, outside their homes as a way to send a message to Pence, who has a long history of opposing gay rights and the minority group as a whole.Īfter the initial shock of Donald Trump and Pence’s surprise win on Election Day, the reality of a Trump administration has since settled in. Naval Observatory grounds, the Pence family are temporarily moving into a house on a street in NW D.C. Before the Vice President-elect moves into the VP’s mansion on the U.S.
Mike Pence’s new neighbors are giving the Vice President-elect an extremely gay welcome to Washington D.C.
