LGBTQ community member Olivia Winter and ally Zerubba Levi stand strong and connected against hate and intolerance under a rainbow umbrella Monday morning as a new rainbow flag is raised at the Cabrillo College Watsonville campus. More than 50 people attended the ceremony - a mix of local leaders and members of the LGBTQ community in Santa Cruz County.Īdditionally, the school has ordered both campuses to fly the Pride flag for the next 30 days in solidarity with the LGBTQ community. The college held a ceremony Monday morning to raise a new, larger, Pride flag on campus. “In our view, because this is a symbol that represents a minoritized community, then we would like it to be investigated as a hate crime,” Fabos said. In this case, the flag represents a protected class of citizens.
Johnson, Cabrillo College feels this situation is different. While it is well within someone’s first amendment rights to burn a flag, such as an American flag which became precedent after Texas v.
