‘Change or don’t perform’: American flag costumes spark controversy at LGBTQ+ hoedown

The dancers said they were told it “had to do with what was going on in Palestine and the LGBTQ community in America.”

SEATTLE — Organizers of The Emerald City Hoedown are facing backlash after a local line-dancing group said they were asked to change out of their American flag-style shirts at the LGBTQ-friendly event last weekend, where they had been slated to perform.

“I really don’t know what’s going on, or why it would be such a big deal to wear the flag honestly,” said Carly Baker, one of the dancers on Borderline Dance Team. “I am a part of the LGBTQ community. Me and

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