A Fort Wayne, Indiana General Motors
assembly plant is flying a rainbow flag, a symbol of the gay rights
movement.
GM Community Manager Michael Savoni
explained in a statement that the rainbow flag is just one of several
which will be displayed in front of the plant's administration
building.
“Fort Wayne leadership decided to
permanently move the POW flag from a pole in front of its admin
building to the facility's primary display. This gave the plant an
opportunity to fly other flags, which include the Indiana state flag,
the UAW flag and any of the flags representing GM's official Employee
Resource Groups. It's our hope that ongoing support of our employees
will foster constructive dialogue on the importance of diversity at
GM.”
“It makes a statement that they're
inclusive and they celebrate diversity within in their company,”
Chris Gunderson, president of IPFW United Sexualities, told News
Channel 15.
The flag will remain in place for one
week in celebration of Gay Pride, officials said. (A video report is
embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit
our video library for more videos.)