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Boise radio station triggers ‘unhinged’ listeners with Pride flag — has 377,000 likes [1]

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Date: 2022-07-08

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You all have to see this! This was so awesome and it made my day! I think this may be the type of thing more of us need to do in this era of unhinged bigotry and intolerence. Fight fire with fire! Don’t let the haters win or always get the last word. Love is stronger than hate. The haters and bigots may be louder and more obnoxious, but they are still a minority. Happy Friday!

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Come late spring, KKGL-FM unveils a custom version of its station logo on Facebook. The familiar bald-eagle head is overlaid on a Pride flag, in support of the LGBTQ community. The rainbow-colored transformation coincides with Pride month, celebrated internationally each June.

Not all listeners in the Boise area — and beyond — have been thrilled.

So last week, The Eagle did what any shrinking legacy media member facing customer complaints might do.

The station announced that the logo would remain. Even though Pride month was over.

“Flag stays up for another month, deal with it,” The Eagle wrote on Facebook. “If we keep getting harassed, then it will go another month. Plus, Freddie Mercury rules.”

The threat isn’t idle. In 2021, the station prolonged the campaign through summer, posting Aug. 2: “We warned you, now the Pride Flag stays up another month.”

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