This is the second recent instance in the County where private property was burned based on hate. The Westchester County Human Rights Commission and the Westchester County LGBTQ+ Advisory Board denounce and condemn the act of hatred committed by a perpetrator who cowardly burned a pride rainbow flag on a homeowner’s private property in Rye earlier this weekend. The Westchester County Human Rights Commission and the Westchester County LGBTQ+ Advisory Board stand in solidarity with the Rye City Human Rights Commission and pRYEde Community Group. STATEMENT BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD “ denounce and condemn the act of hatred committed by a perpetrator who cowardly burned a pride rainbow flag,” the statement said in part. Late Saturday night and riding on the heels of condemnation by local Rye groups, the Westchester County Human Rights Commission and the Westchester County LGBTQ+ Advisory Board issued its own statement on the burning of an LGBTQ+ lawn flag in Rye this weekend.
