Pride flag ban ‘sends a harmful message,’ Utahns say in this week’s Inside Voices

Pride flag ban ‘sends a harmful message,’ Utahns say in this week’s Inside Voices

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Two parties are competing against each other in these student council elections at the Vrije Universiteit: the progressive, pragmatic Change VU and the conservative Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij. And the waving of the pride flag has become the symbol in their struggle. The Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij (VSP) calls itself conservative. They are against 'safe spaces', want an end to the cancel culture and 'diversity officers'. Dutch must remain the ac…