He said in recent years, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities have seen the lifting of many barriers that prevented them from living open and honest lives.
Members especially leaned on each other for support Wednesday, a day after surprising election results, according to Scott Fearing, executive director of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. The flag burning happened at a time when many are wondering what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for the LGBT community. I thought I lived in a very accepting area of Rochester and I just couldn’t believe that this happened in the downtown region,” Ventura said. Ventura, who lives at the house with a roommate, called the incident a “targeted hate crime.” “There were heated temperaments due to the election happening so I did make the tie later on that possibly the election was the reason,” said Ventura. He said it’s clear someone was making a statement.
on Election Day, when Greg Ventura returned home from dinner. The burned rainbow flag was found just after 5:00 p.m. Police are investigating the burning of a gay pride flag, after a resident in the North Winton Village area discovered its charred remains on his front porch.
