Merriam Council Approves LGBTQ/Pride Flag After 'Thin Blue Line' Beef

Suburban display drama is being downplayed but the implicit message deserves another peek.

Here's a quick round-up of public flag rules that have already sparked controversy and now threaten to engender even more hard feelings:

The Merriam City Council last week unanimously voted to approve requests by a councilmember to fly the LGBTQ/Pride flag as well as the Juneteenth flag at the base of a flag pole display area in front of city hall, 9001 W. 62nd St. These flags will fly on four separate poles at the base of the three flag poles already at city hall.

This comes a few months after the city council unanimously voted to adopt a new flag display policy, a move prompted by the city council’s decision to exclude “thin blue line” flags from the city’s Flags 4 Freedom event.

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Merriam approves flag display requests following policy

The Merriam City Council last week unanimously voted to approve its first-ever flag display requests for 2025, a move that follows a new flag policy.