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The Oak Bluffs select board approved the raising of the Progress Pride flag on town property in a 4-1 vote on Tuesday with select board member Jason Balboni ...

Despite some hesitancy by the board to allow the Pride flag to be raised, community pressure kept coming, with numerous emotional testimonies regarding the significance of the Pride flag and the flag policy itself, eventually swaying the board to reassess. Select board member Brian Packish said the intent of including the flag policy discussion was not to exclude the LGBTQ+ community but to avoid any possible lawsuits by other groups who may be denied their request to fly a chosen flag. The Oak Bluffs select board approved the raising of the Progress Pride flag on town property in a 4-1 vote on Tuesday with select board member Jason Balboni casting the lone dissenting vote.