Defiant gay councillor to hoist rainbow flag in Durban during Pride month
The eThekwini executive committee cannot instruct the municipality to recognise the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTI) Pride month. This is the response from eThekwini speaker William Mapena to the committee’s objection to a motion to hoist a rainbow flag at the Durban city hall.This was after DA councillor Martin Meyer put forward a motion on Tuesday for the flag to be raised in the city‚ for Durban to recognise Pride month, and for sensitivity training for metro police to make them more aware of the needs of the LGBTI community.Mapena said: "The executive committee cannot instruct that the eThekwini municipality do something. It recommends to council for something to be done and it is council that has the authority to make a decision in that regard. Therefore, the motion was rejected and this was officially communicated to the speakers and party whips meeting, and to councillor Martin Meyer." However‚ he also sent a written response to Meyer stating that the...
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