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![Michael Thornton, a freshman from Naperville studying digital media arts and animation, carries an LGBTQ flag by the Student Services Building en route to astronomy class Monday, March 20, 2017, in Carbondale. Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Thornton has been carrying the eight-foot-tall flag everywhere. "After Trump became president, I knew the LGBTQ community would have to fight even harder for our rights and I knew I would have to be more vocal if I wanted to be active in my community," Thornton said. "So carrying the flag was just about bringing visibility and awareness in a way I never really could before [in the suburbs of Naperville]." (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/032017_Rainbow_WEB_MT_01-900x607.jpg)