A Republican mayor has been forced out of his position in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, by a coalition of Democrats and his own party members because he refused to fly the “pride” flag above the local town hall.
Perrin Mosca was removed from his position following a vote by his fellow committee members, comprising three Republicans and a lone Democrat.
Mosca objected to flying the LGBTQIA+ flag at a Rochelle Park council meeting at the end of May, arguing, “[a] majority had agreed that as a township we would not put up any flags that singled out one group over another group. That should have been the end of the issue.”
Mosca further explained that “private flags do not belong on public property,” adding that only the American flag, state flag, and the local township flag should be displayed, with other flags only causing greater division.
This is not the first time a local council member has been ousted for objecting to fly the pride flag. A British councillor was forced out of her position for arguing that “sex is for the bedroom, not for displaying preferences in public” earlier this year.
