Elijah Daniel has bought the town of Hell, Michigan (population 70) and renamed it Gay Hell to protest Trump’s ban on flying rainbow flags in US embassies.
The 25-year old YouTuber tweeted: “Ahead of pride month Trump’s administration put a ban on embassy’s flying pride flags. so as of today, I am now the owner of Hell, Michigan.
“And my first act as owner, I have renamed my town to Gay Hell, MI. The only flags allowed to fly are pride.”
He later told NBC Newsthat the ban on other flags was a joke, but he’s done this stunt as a way of promoting political awareness for young people: “I have a young audience who is 16 to 24 who would not be involved in politics if it wasn’t in a funny or meme way,” he said.
“I’m just trying to have fun and get my audience politically active.”
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