Dublin Raises Pride Flag After City Council Votes 5-0 In Support

DUBLIN, CA — After several weeks of protests, heated rhetoric and serious discussion, Dublin City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to raise the rainbow Pride flag over city hall. It will fly through July 3 in celebration of Dublin's Pride month that began Saturday. The 5-0 vote came during council's regularly scheduled meeting, and afterward the city proclaimed the outcome on Twitter. "The flag was raised tonight and hangs beneath the city flag," the city said in the tweet.

The Tuesday vote was part of a discussion to consider whether the city should adopt a formal flag policy for the facilities it owns. During council's regularly scheduled meeting on May 21, councilmembers voted 3-2 against flying the Pride flag, with dissenters Mayor David Haubert, Vice Mayor Melissa Hernandez, and Councilmember Arun Goel arguing that the city should first adopt a flag policy.

News came late last week from the city that the flag issue was being added to Tuesday night's council meeting agenda. The move followed pressure from some residents and on social media, including a petition calling for the rainbow flag to fly that garnered over 800 signatures. Last week, about 50 people gathered near the Dublin civic center to rally in support of flying the Pride flag at city hall.