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'Trans People Deserve To Live' Flag Unfurled At Dodger Stadium During World Series Game 5

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — During a do-or-die World Series Game 5 at Dodger Stadium, fans unfurled a large banner reading "Trans People Deserve To Live".

World Series - Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game Five
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: A banner with the words "Trans People Deserve to Live" is displayed during Game Five of the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The statement was emblazoned on the Transgender Pride Flag, colored blue, pink and white. (The flag, designed by an Arizona trans woman, made its debut in 2000 at a pride parade in Phoenix.)

One report indicated the protest was planned by members of the TransLatin@ Coalition, a Los Angeles-based activist organization that advocates for the rights of transgender Latinx people. It's unclear whether the flag was removed by the activists who brought it or by stadium security, and FOX's television broadcast did not show either the flag or its removal.

World Series - Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game Five
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: A banner with the words "Trans People Deserve to Live" is displayed during Game Five of the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Supporters of transgender rights have been galvanized in recent days after reports the Trump administration is planning to roll back Obama-era protections for trans people and to legally define gender as an immutable, biological trait.

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