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AMERICAN FLAGS ONLY: GOP Bill Prohibits Other Flags From Flying Over U.S. Embassies

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House Republicans are proposing a bill that would prohibit flags other than the American flag from being flown over all United States embassies and consulates.

Introduced Monday by South Carolina Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan, the Old Glory Only Act would prohibit any flag other than the American flag from being flown over U.S. embassies and consulates after Democratic President Joe Biden allowed other flags representing the LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter movements to be displayed.

“Our beautiful flag, Old Glory, should be the only flag flying and representing our country over our diplomatic and consular posts worldwide,” Duncan said in a press release announcing the bill’s introduction in the House Monday. “The American flag is a beacon of liberty, and no other flag or symbol better portrays our shared values than the Stars and Stripes. It is important to ensure that Old Glory only is flown at American embassies to represent our ideals abroad.”

Secretary of State Antony Blinken authorized U.S. embassies to fly gay pride flags in April 2021, prior to May 17, which is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and to continue displaying the flag through the end of the month, the New York Times reported at the time.

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