A suggestion that Wilton Manors hang the transgender pride flag has the city aflap in controversy.

The gay-friendly city already has the Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender rainbow flag hanging in Jaycee Park in Wilton Manors. But some advocates said transgender people don't necessarily feel they fit under the "rainbow" spectrum.

"Many trans people identify as straight and wish not to be included under the Rainbow Flag because of being straight,'' transgender flag creator Monica Helms wrote in a letter to the city earlier this month. She asked them to fly the flag, at least on three upcoming transgender remembrance days.

She wrote that flying the transgender flag in Wilton Manors would "show that the city is aware of the large diversity of the Trans Community and supports them.''

But at a recent City Commission meeting, Wilton Manors officials debated the issue and couldn't decide what to do. The debate is back on the agenda Tuesday night.

Commissioners also are scheduled to vote on changes to plans for the 179-unit Metropolitan residential development planned for 1224 Northeast 24th Street. It was approved in 2014, with the condition that utility lines on Northeast 24th Street and Northeast 13th Avenue be buried. The developer, Ascend Wilton Twenty Fourth Street LLC, wants permission to leave the power lines above ground.

The meeting is held at Wilton Manors City Hall, 2020 Wilton Drive, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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