There exists a small 5-acre town in Michigan, United States, with a very peculiar name – Hell. The town has an unofficial mayor named John Colone who recently ‘sold’ it for an undisclosed amount. But why are we talking about this place, you ask? Read on to find out.
The town’s new ‘owner’ is a 25-year-old musician and YouTube personality, Elijah Daniel. And he has changed its name to ‘Gay Hell’.
ahead of pride month Trump’s administration put a ban on embassy’s flying pride flags.
so as of today, I am now the owner of Hell, Michigan. I bought the whole town.
And my first act as owner, I have renamed my town to Gay Hell, MI.
The only flags allowed to fly are pride. pic.twitter.com/AKOcZm2Jvm
— elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) June 17, 2019
According to HuffPost, Elijah was very upset when US President Donald Trump forbade US embassies from flying the Rainbow flag during Pride Month. CNN reports that he will be serving as the town’s mayor for two weeks and is also working towards buying it permanently. He says his aim is,
“Getting my audience involved in politics by doing it in a funny way.”
Only pride flags fly in Gay Hell and if all goes well, he hopes to organise an annual festival and invite the LGBTQIA+ community to visit.
Gay Hell, Mi has everything. A library, a place to lock your love in Gay Hell, and even a WEDDING CHAPEL TO GET GAY MARRIED IN HELL! pic.twitter.com/mt2RzgraEx
— elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) June 17, 2019
And the internet is totally on board with his plans. His post has been flooded with appreciative tweets. Take a look.
the absolute power of this wow
— Maxx Danziger ⧖ (@MaxxSIO) June 17, 2019
considering applying for american citizenship for the first time in my life just so I can settle in gay hell
— sloane (sipihkopiyesis) (@cottoncandaddy) June 18, 2019
This is pure awesome
— Greg "Wear Your Mask" Proops (@GregProops) June 17, 2019
I stan all of this
— ALISON WONDERLAND #blacklivesmatter (@awonderland) June 18, 2019
What did you think of this interesting incident? Would you like to tour the town of Gay Hell on your next vacation?