Many students have said they no longer felt safe in the flat because of safety issues. We are in a difficult situation: we support the campaign but we must guarantee safety too’, the Duwo spokesman said.ĭozens of people had to be evacuated when the arsonist struck a week ago, leaving the eighth floor of the building uninhabitable. ‘We are supportive of a campaign in the area to support the lgtb community but we are calling on the students to display the flag in their own windows. Man allegedly stole his gay neighbor’s Pride flag and burned it on Facebook Live Burn, burn, burn, you qeer sons of bitches, he says in the video.
Banning flags is bowing for terrorism,’ she told the paper. Local VVD chief Claire Martens said Duwo should have taken more measures to keep the students safe. It is legal to burn just about any flag, as long as you own the flag, you do so safely for all concerned, and you do not cause pollution, obstruction or similar.
The decision angered COC Amsterdam chair Margriet Veeger who said ‘intimidation has won’, according to the Parool. A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club.