Watch the clip to see the flag and the doodle

The flag was painted after an idea from the municipal management.

The idea is to draw attention to the message of diversity, respect for fellow human beings, tolerance and equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, the municipality writes on its website.

But within a day, someone had scrawled a line on the flag and written "Fuck gays".

What do you think it was scribbled down to within a day?

- Of course one gets sad and appalled.

It was not entirely unexpected either.

We do not know if it is a bus route or stands for something else, but the issue with the equal value of all people is important, says Michael Karlsson (S).

In addition to this painting, you also flag with rainbow flags in other places.

Why?

- We do this because it is important to stand up for the equal value of people at a time when many countries are moving in a direction that we can not accept.

It can also be more difficult to be gay or bisexual in a smaller town like Åmål.



According to Michael Karlsson, the idea is that the flag should be able to remain on the ground throughout the summer.

Already on Wednesday evening, it is planned to fix the graffiti.