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[-] grte@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Sorry, who are the Democratic Muslim elected officials enacting lgbtq+ flag bans?

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

Hamtramck, Michigan voted in a Muslim majority city council, who promptly banned Pride flags… for reasons:

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/17/hamtramck-michigan-muslim-council-lgbtq-pride-flags-banned

[-] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago
[-] grte@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah that article is a little more complicated than “Democrats get Muslim elected.“

Are any of the elected officials in question even Democrats? The article doesn't say.

[-] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Biden won with like 85% of the vote in Hamtranck.

[-] webadict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

A little trick to reading most news articles: If the person or people its about are Democrats, the article will tell you.

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

It's happening the most in Michigan since a large arab diaspora community has settled in there from the Ford days

Prior to 9/11 arab muslims were a lock in republican voting bloc because christian nationalism hadn't yet locked onto them as a target for persecution, and they often share goals for social policy.

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