Five Republican lawmakers from Mississippi are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove an LGBT Pride flag that has been temporarily placed on Biloxi Veterans Affairs property, arguing that its installment amounts to a “political stunt.”
In the June 5 letter, the lawmakers said they believe that the flag hanging in front of the Biloxi VA Medical Center and Biloxi National Cemetery is disrespectful to veterans.
The rainbow flag was added to a display of American flags at the front of the hospital and cemetery campus on June 1 to commemorate Pride Month.
The letter (pdf) to Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough was signed by Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Reps. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.)….