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After being in place for less than a week, the 2017 decorations for Antigua & Barbuda\u2019s 60th<\/sup> Anniversary of Carnival have all been taken down in St. John\u2019s.<\/p>

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It is not certain who removed the decorations which were hanging from trees and utility poles up until yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Decorations removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The multicoloured flags were the subject of discussion of social media over the weekend, after Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual and Transgender activist Tasheka Lavann posted a witty comment about them on Facebook.<\/p>

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\u201cHappy Gay Pride Antigua! Long overdue! I’ll be there next year,\u201d Lavann who is a former carnival queen said.<\/p>

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The Canadian based woman said \u201cY’all can stop asking me now if Pride is being celebrated in Antigua. I’m coming home to plan it after Carnival.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her comments led to a firestorm of reaction and hours later the rainbow coloured decorations were all removed leaving the city street bare days before carnival.<\/p>

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After news reached Lavann that the decorations were removed she again took to Facebook to condemn the act.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want people to see what hatred to a community looks like,\u201d Lavann said in a Facebook LIVE video.<\/p>

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The former media worker said the act lacked common sense and vowed to use all her media contacts to bring attention to the event.<\/p>

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The rainbow\u00a0flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag\u00a0or\u00a0LGBT\u00a0pride\u00a0flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and\u00a0LGBT social movements.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0flag\u00a0is typically flown horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow.<\/p>\n

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Actual LGBT pride flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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