Rainbow Flags at Gay Bar Lit on Fire
The rainbow flags in front of his bar were set on fire, but this bar owner would rather buy the culprit a drink instead of sending him to jail.
Rainbow Flags at Gay Bar Lit on Fire
Alexi Minko’s rainbow flags were burned in front of his bar — but his anger turned to empowering love when he received this gift. Surveillance footage shows someone lighting the flags on fire — only a day before Pride Month. Minko says his bar is the only black-owned gay bar in New York. He opened in 2016 — around the time of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. The venue posted pictures of the damaged flags on social media, along with the statement “We are not scared nor intimidated! Happy Pride everyone!”
Minko says he has a message for the suspect to fight against inequalitites against the LGBTQIA community:
“At first I just wanted to say throw him in jail and lose the key. But I don't think that's the answer. When I saw the video of the guy who did it — it's a young man. It's a young man. And for him, like I said think about it. For him to set something on fire and it's raining. It says a lot of things about his own turmoil, you know. The love we received after what happened. Like I said, it has really touched me. I was really kind of changed a little bit of perspective because it's true I was angry at first but to keep receiving that support that love that affection, It does kind of change. it does change you and you're sort of thinking well you know what, maybe I should also show the same.
The LGBTQIA community rallied in support of the bar, saying it’s an important establishment in the area.
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34 comments
Syed A.
06/13/2019 10:35People going to the bar now know how to get free drinks 😂
Ayaz M.
06/13/2019 12:43Firestarter
Brut
06/13/2019 13:29Both dads are American — but because their daughter was born abroad, this gay couple now has to fight for her to be a citizen.
Ishaann M.
06/13/2019 15:04❤
Girma M.
06/13/2019 17:33Stop
Kubakurungi S.
06/13/2019 22:54You are a disgrace to the black race. You deserve a bullet in that useless head
John H.
06/14/2019 11:06💤
Nevin S.
06/15/2019 06:42more cuck
Nia N.
06/29/2019 22:53Tarzan didn't have armpit hair either
David S.
06/30/2019 03:01Amazing!!! Love this!!!!
Austin M.
07/01/2019 06:52Don’t be gay🤷🏻♂️.
Megan M.
07/04/2019 18:21Lmfao all the people saying burn it 😂😂 what if we burned the flag of the United States? You’d be even more triggered lol
Austin Y.
07/09/2019 23:51In the words of who thinks burning a American flag is just. " It's just a piece of clothe"
Kevon K.
07/10/2019 01:00I love it 😂💙
Allan T.
07/10/2019 01:11I don't see anything wrong with it it's not a flag all this is a piece of cloth with different colors on the flag is American flag you know the one you guys discriminate
Annacani R.
07/10/2019 12:27see we were there
Jn G.
07/10/2019 14:54"Put him in jail and throw away the key" for what motherfucker. Take a hike
Miguel T.
07/15/2019 06:21Burn all those stupid pride flags🤣
William E.
07/15/2019 10:37Are you serious you said lock him up and through away the key for burning a rainbow colored flag I know you said you changed your mind but still you should not say something like that over a rainbow colored flag because it is not just for LGBTQ people it was a regular flag that people owned before LGBTQ was a public thing know if it was a country flag that is different a country is representing 10’s of millions of people rather than just 2-3 million people also country flag represent and a group of people not just a group of people
Will H.
07/15/2019 15:47He should he charged with vandalism that's it. Far as the US flag, burn dat too. We been trying to be treated like humans since we came off the boat. You can see the injustice of my people on camera and we still get no justice so IDGAF bout any flag