Couple Covers Home in Rainbow Lights After HOA Removes Pride Flag
Pride month has begun, and one couple is shining a light on discrimination for the second year in a row.Last summer, Anibal Fachino and Lance Mier took over the internet with their clever response to a neighbor complaining about their pride flag.
They originally shared their story with Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance forum in June 2021, where it received almost 100,000 upvotes and 6,500 comments.The idea came to the couple after their local homeowners' association (HOA) in Racine, Wisconsin, created a rule that residents were only allowed to fly the American flag on their property.
The next day, they received a notification that someone had reported their pride flag, which had hung on their front porch since 2016.The pair complied when asked to remove their flag, but after researching their HOA's rules in more depth, they realized there was no restriction on removable exterior lighting.
So, the couple purchased six colored floodlights and bathed their house in a rainbow of colors throughout pride month.Their lighting display was so well-received, Anibal and Lance have decided to make it a yearly tradition.
