Windy City Times LGBTQ News Archive - House members demand LGBTQ Pride flags be allowed on military installations WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair and 30-year Army veteran Congressman Anthony Brown ( MD-04 ), Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chair Congresswoman Jackie Speier ( CA-14 ), Congressman Chris Pappas ( NH-01 ) and 31 members wrote to Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper to demand he lift the effective ban on sovereign Native Nations and LGBTQ Pride Flags on military installations. The members argue the exclusion of these flags undermines diversity and inclusion efforts.Congressman Ted Lieu ( CA-33 ), Congressman Reuben Gallego ( AZ-07 ), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar ( TX-16 ) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland ( NM-01 ) also served as co-leads for this effort.