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Gay pride event stirs controvery at county council
The Pierce County Council is being criticized for failing to adopt a proclamation supporting a gay pride event.
The Pierce County Council is being criticized for failing to adopt a proclamation supporting a gay pride event.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community advocates have spoken against the council, calling its action discriminatory.
Usually proclamations - in which government leaders show symbolic support - rarely face opposition in council meetings. But when a proclamation for Out in the Park was proposed to go on the agenda, four Republican council members voted against adding it.
Those who voted against the proclamation say the item was introduced too late.
Council member Calvin Goings says the snub was embarrassing for the council.
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