Hundreds of flags were removed from a memorial set up on the Boston Common that honored transgender people who had been killed in recent years.

November is Transgender Awareness Month, and the 20th is International Day of Remembrance. More than 400 transgender pride flags were installed by the Queer Neighborhood Council on Sunday afternoon.

Group had permit for flags

Jack Imbergamo is the executive director of the organization and said he received a permit for the installation of the flags and led the fundraising effort to pay for them. On Monday afternoon, he said he received an email from someone stating they saw the flags being pulled from the ground.

"We had talked about that being a possibility, but I don't think it could have prepared me for it," Imbergamo said. "I wasn't prepare

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