LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A local LGBTQ+ nonprofit is accusing the City of Lynnwood of discrimination after a Pride flag they raised at Wilcox Park on Sunday was taken down. The city says the removal was due to city policy, not prejudice.

Lynnwood Pride raised the flag during an event celebrating the start of Pride Month . The flag was placed below existing American flags and a POW flag, but was quickly removed by Parks and Recreation Director Joel Faber.

“It’s becoming clear to us that their policies are discriminatory,” said Charlette LeFevre, a director of the nonprofit. “We’ve requested, weeks ago, that city council review these policies,”

The group is now calling for an emergency ordinance to allow Pride flags to be flown in public parks and is demanding Faber resign. They allege he made

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