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Schumer pushes bill to give Pride flag same status as US, military flags

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is making a push to have the Pride flag considered on the same level as the U.S. flag in the eyes of the federal government.Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation that would make the flag, a symbol of the LGBTQ movement, a congressionally authorized flag. The distinction would enshrine the flag with similar protections as the U.S. flag, military flags, POW/MIA flags and others recognized by Congress.His move comes after the Trump administration removed a Pride flag from a national monument outside the Stonewall Inn earlier this month. A c...