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Satan Not on Gay Pride Flag in Parades

“Gay pride flag with Satan written on it I parade?”
False
Confidence: High Checked on May 16, 2026

Summary

There are no current news reports or credible sources confirming that a gay pride flag bearing the word “Satan” has been displayed in a parade. The only references to “satanic” relate to political comments, not an actual flag. Consequently, the claim is unsubstantiated.

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  • Pride parade - Wikipedia

    Other locations, such as Funchal, Braga and Ovar have hosted their Pride Parades. Prides in Russia are generally banned by city authorities in St. Petersburg and Moscow, due to opposition from politicians and religious leaders. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has described the proposed Moscow Pride as "satanic".

  • Straight pride - Wikipedia

    Evangelical supporter Carlos ... Pride Parade, told reporters that his idea was "not anti-gay, but a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys". The Brazilian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Association criticized this claim and said that it could lead to anti-gay violence. In October 2018, Glenn Bishop, a resident of Chipman, New Brunswick, raised a straight pride flag in the center ...

  • Pride - Wikipedia

    The modern gay pride movement began after the Stonewall riots—the nearly week-long uprising between New York City youth and police officers following a raid of Stonewall Inn—of the late 1960s. In June 1970, the first pride parade in the United States commemorated the one-year anniversary ...

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  • Pride Flag Goes Up in Flames, Lancaster Shows Hate Can’t Win | Instinct Magazine

    Outside a home in Lancaster, a Pride flag was burned overnight, leaving behind scorched fabric and a familiar question that keeps resurfacing in different towns, different years, and slightly different headlines: why is a symbol of visibility still treated like a target? The incident is now under investigation by the Lancaster Police Department. RELATED: Policy Pile-Up: New Laws Are Leaving LGBTQ+ Rights in the Dust · A gay couple, Tuc To and Peter Helman, discovered the damage on April 28 after noticing the flag had been burned.

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