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The Wheelhouse

Connecticut may be a blue state, but some towns are restricting rainbows

By Frankie Graziano,
Chloe Wynne
Published January 31, 2024 at 7:15 AM EST
Jessica Soule, a 4th grade teacher at Prudence Crandall School in Enfield holds a large Pride flag outside of Town Hall as more than a hundred LGBTQ+ advocates rally to protest what they say is a ban on flying the gay pride flag. January 22, 2024.
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Connecticut Public
Jessica Soule, a 4th grade teacher at Prudence Crandall School in Enfield holds a large Pride flag outside of Town Hall as more than a hundred LGBTQ+ advocates rally to protest what they say is a ban on flying the gay pride flag. January 22, 2024.

A federal court has revived a lawsuit over a Connecticut policy that allows transgender girls to compete on girls’ sports teams. Meanwhile, the town of Enfield, Connecticut passed a new policy banning the Pride flag from being flown on town property.

This week on The Wheelhouse, we explore how recent policy changes in Connecticut mirror those in the rest of the nation, and how towns are responding to a growing number of restrictions.

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Frankie Graziano
Frankie Graziano is the host of 'The Wheelhouse,' focusing on how local and national politics impact the people of Connecticut.
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Chloe Wynne
Chloe Wynne is a producer for The Wheelhouse and Where We Live. She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, Admissible: Shreds of Evidence, which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.
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