US EditionPink Triangle atop San Francisco's Twin Peaks vandalized, police make arrest
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUN 18 – A 19-year-old was arrested after defacing the Pink Triangle, a 30-year-old Pride Month installation made of 175 tarps covering one acre on Twin Peaks, San Francisco officials said.
- On June 10, San Francisco police apprehended 19-year-old Lester Bamacajeronimo for damaging the large pink LGBTQ+ symbol displayed on the hill above the Castro neighborhood.
- The vandalism occurred amid Pride Month and targeted the 30th annual installation symbolizing LGBTQ+ resilience and history.
- The Pink Triangle consists of 175 pink tarps covering about one acre and commemorates gay men persecuted during Nazi Germany's regime.
- Mayor Daniel Lurie denounced the vandalism as an act of hatred that goes against the spirit of San Francisco and emphasized that such behavior will not be accepted.
- Authorities seized vandalism tools as evidence, charges are pending, and officials emphasized the Pink Triangle's lasting message of pride and unity.
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San Francisco's Pink Triangle, symbol of LGBTQ+ rights and Nazi persecution, is vandalized
LOS ANGELES — San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of defacing the famed Pink Triangle, a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights that is installed annually during Pride Month on top of the city's landmark Twin Peaks.
‘Unacceptable in our city’: 19-year-old arrested in Pink Triangle vandalism
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19-Year-Old Suspect Arrested After Alleged Vandalism of Pink Triangle In SF
The giant Pride Month Pink Triangle on Twin Pinks was reportedly defaced Tuesday afternoon, and police were called and quickly arrested a suspect who was in the act.The iconic Pink Triangle that sits on the hill above the Castro neighborhood now for most of Pride Month — it used to be just a Pride Weekend thing — was reportedly vandalized Tuesday afternoon. SFPD officers responded to the unit block of Christmas Tree Point at 12:30 pm Tuesday, as…
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