“When you walk down the street and you see other flags that are still up, you start to think, is this targeted?” said Deleonardis.ĭeleonardis reported the incident to the Sacramento Police Department, which considers incidents like this bias-motivated and specifically, anti-sexual orientation incidents. She feared the theft was targeted because June is Pride Month, celebrated each year during the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City. “This is part of my identity, this is part of who I am, and just because someone doesn’t agree with it doesn’t mean I have to stop showing who I am,” said Deleonardis. When it went up, Deleonardis didn’t think it would disappear, let alone be stolen. The Pride Flag joined others in the area that hang from inside homes but are visible on the outside, or from flag poles at the front of a home. READ MORE: Small Brush Fire Contained In Galt Olivia Deleonardis and her partner both identify as LGBTQIA+ and saw the flag as an opportunity to show their midtown neighborhood they were proud of who they are.
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The theft has the flag’s owner on edge and worried about her safety at-home.
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Within the first 24 hours of it being up, it was ripped down and stolen. SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - In the Mansion Flats neighborhood of midtown Sacramento, a couple hung a Pride Flag from their first floor patio as a sign of their own pride, but also, as a way to celebrate Pride Month.