Copenhagen mayor urges ‘Danish capital of America’ to support LGBTQ community

When members of the LGBTQ community in Solvang, California, wanted to display Pride banners downtown, they thought the City Council would be quick to approve their proposal. Instead, the proposal was shot down. It took international intervention to change the council’s mind. The World’s Marco Werman has the story.

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