The administration rejected requests from U.S. embassies last month to fly the rainbow pride flags in honor of Pride Month, something many had done for years under the Obama administration.
Daniel explained in a social media post Monday that he wanted to send a message.
“Ahead of Pride Month, Trump's administration put a ban on embassy's (sic) flying pride flags,” Daniel explained via Twitter on Monday. “So as of today, I am now the owner of Hell, Michigan. I bought the whole town.”
“My first act as owner, I have renamed my town to Gay Hell, MI,” he continued. “The only flags allowed to fly are pride.”
ahead of pride month Trump’s administration put a ban on embassy’s flying pride flags.
— elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) June 17, 2019
so as of today, I am now the owner of Hell, Michigan. I bought the whole town.
And my first act as owner, I have renamed my town to Gay Hell, MI.
The only flags allowed to fly are pride. pic.twitter.com/AKOcZm2Jvm
i named it gay hell because those are the words to describe my personality
— elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) June 18, 2019
He later said he renamed the town Gay Hell because the words described his personality.
He also said he was told his whole life he would go to hell for being gay -- “So I bought it and made it fully gay,” he tweeted.
Daniel also used the town to make a statement in 2017 when "he took advantage of their Mayor-for-a-Day program and banned heterosexuality," according to Pride.com.
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