Pride flag taken down after complaint from Christian bookshop

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Matlock Town Council installed and then removed the rainbow LGBTQ+ standard from above a bookshop in the town centre

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A Pride flag was taken down in a Derbyshire town after a Christian charity-run bookshop complained.

To mark Pride Month this June, the rainbow LGBTQ+ standard was hung along Matlock’s historic high street for the first time, a road known for its display of flags, including the St George’s Cross, the Union Jack, and the Derbyshire county flag.

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