Aspen resident hangs gay pride sign across from home where VP Mike Pence is staying

A photo of a gay pride sign in Aspen is going viral.

The Aspen Times reported that just across the street from the banner, which states ‘Make America Gay Again’, is Vice President Mike Pence.

He and his wife, Karen Sue, are apparently staying in Aspen over the weekend and heading back to the Eagle County Airport on Monday.

The rainbow banner is hung from a stone pillar near a home that sits across the street from where Pence is staying.

Pitkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Buglione told The Aspen Times that the sign was set up on Wednesday and continued to hang on Thursday. He added that Secret Service agents were not fazed by the sign.

Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo said one of his deputies saw a nearby resident drape the banner over the pillar.

“He was real sheepish and thought he might be confronted by the Secret Service or deputies who’d tell him he couldn’t do it,” DiSalvo said. “When they said, ‘We’re not here to control your free speech rights,’ they came out with chili and began feeding them.”