Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America’s independence

Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America’s independence

The southern California city of Huntington Beach, a bastion of conservative voters, has made the move to block diverse monthlong celebrations of Black history, women’s history and Pride, in favor of observing the revolutionary and civil wars, California’s history and America’s independence.

An agenda item introduced on 19 December forbids any programming that pertains to previously established honorary celebrations for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ groups from taking place on city-owned property, including libraries, or of being featured in city communications such as social media posts, according to Natalie Moser, a city council member who voted against the action.

  • highenergyphysics@lemmy.world
    59·
    6 months ago

    I genuinely hope they pass the bill.

    Imagine how fucking easy that discrimination lawsuit would be lmao.

    If I didn’t know how fucking stupid conservatives were, this would look like an inside job designed to bankrupt the city.

    • JokeDeity
      31·
      6 months ago

      Years ago I would have agreed, but these days I’m not even sure. Seems like all the courts are happy to bend the rules in favor of conservative bullshit.