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Transgender pride ribbons cut down in Pittsford; mayor calls act 'mean-spirited'

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by Daniel FinkelsteinFri,

April 17, 2026

Pittsford Village Mayor Alysa Plummer is asking for people to come forward with information about 63 ribbons, bearing the colors of the transgender pride flag, that were taken off of poles in the village, calling the act "mean-spirited" and "deliberate."

The nonprofit organization that put them there, Pittsford CommUNITY, raised concerns, saying they were supposed to remain until April 4.

"We put up ribbons for Transgender Day of Visibility," said Tharaha Thavakumar, president of Pittsford CommUNITY. "We received a permit. We applied for a permit in the village."

When volunteers returned to take them down, they were already gone.

"We found out that nobody in our group had taken them down, (and) we then went to the mayor and asked if she knew of any staff the village staff had taken it down," Thavakumar said. "They said no. And so that's when we decided to file a police report."

They have surveillance video of the culprit in a green hoodie and the town is asking for its citizens to check their video on the night in question.

"It's a sign of belonging," Thavakumar added. "When something like ribbons get taken down, it just tells people that we're not welcome here, which, you know, it's not just the transgender community, but anybody that's marginalized who feels like they don't belong."

And when the town backs us up... it makes us feel welcomed.