Candidateâs Rainbow Peace Flag Causes Controversy At Newton City Council Debate
Newton City Council Candidate Bryan Barash and his rainbow flag at a debate held by the League of Women Voters, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
Screenshot courtesy of Bryan Barash
To prepare his background for a Zoom debate Sunday, Newton Ward 2 city council candidate Bryan Barash cleared all of his campaign signs and materials away from view, leaving in place a single item: a rainbow flag with a peace symbol.
âAbout two minutes into showing up, someone said, Hey, he can t have that flag in the background, â Barash said. âI said it was just a rainbow peace flag, and all of a sudden there was shouting â everyone started shouting over one another.â