US embassies denied permission to fly rainbow pride flags from flagpoles

By Michelle Kosinski, CNN Updated 6:26 PM ET, Fri June 7, 2019 Washington (CNN)  Multiple US embassies were denied permission by the Trump administration to fly the rainbow pride flag from their flagpoles to commemorate LBGTQ Pride Month, two senior State Department officials told CNN Friday. Embassies are required to get permission from the State Department when flying anything besides the American flag on their main flagpoles. At the US Embassy in Berlin, which was one of the locations denied permission this year, flying the rainbow flag in the month of…

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