Romney Proclaimed Boston "Rainbow City" Then Took It Back

As governor, Mitt Romney's administration once proclaimed that it would "transform Boston Common into 'Rainbow City,'" according to a 2006 news release dug up by BuzzFeed.

The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth made the promise as part of its Youth Pride celebration in March 2006. But that doesn't necessarily mean Romney supported the idea.

Although Romney's name is featured at the very top of the announcement's official-looking letterhead, he actually tried to scrap the whole thing, BuzzFeed reports.

"Rainbow City" was the theme for the 2006 festival, which included a parade, a drag king host, awards for young people who inspired the LGBT community, and performances of songs from The Wizard of Oz by the Boston Women's Rainbow Chorus.

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