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Trans Pride Flags Vandalized at Boston Memorial Vigil

11/21/2025

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In Boston, hundreds of transgender pride flags were removed from a memorial honoring transgender victims.
The Queer Neighborhood Council placed over 400 flags for Transgender Awareness Month.
Jack Imbergamo, the Queer Neighborhood Council's executive director, reported the vandalism to Boston Police.
A vigil was held at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where nearly 300 names of transgender victims were read.
Advocates pledged to reinstall the memorial next November.

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Story summary

In Boston, hundreds of transgender pride flags were removed from a memorial honoring transgender victims.
The Queer Neighborhood Council placed over 400 flags for Transgender Awareness Month.
Jack Imbergamo, the Queer Neighborhood Council's executive director, reported the vandalism to Boston Police.
A vigil was held at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where nearly 300 names of transgender victims were read.
Advocates pledged to reinstall the memorial next November.