Town leaders of Rochester, New Hampshire apparently sought to make a political statement by erecting at least 14 gay pride flags around their community.

They did so by swapping them out with the posted American flags — on the same weekend when most other communities commemorate the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

Resident Kathy Dunton took to Facebook to post several photos of the pride flags around town and get to the bottom of why the city chose the anniversary of 9/11 to do such a thing.

“(The) Public Buildings (Department) had to take down the American Flags that are hanging on some of the newish fancy lamp posts we got a few years ago. I counted 14 flags swapped out,” Dunton writes.

“There was no one taking them down when I was downtown, but I am pretty sure the Buildings dept work 6-2 so he may have been at lunch. I know that he experienced much grief from people whilst he was doing what he was told to do.

“I know that he didn’t want to do what he was assigned today. I went to City Hall to ask who made the decision to take down the American flags and replace them with the Gay pride flag. I was told that there is an event on Saturday.

“I said, I am aware of that. I said who made that call to take down the American flag” she writes.

“I was told that Buildings is taking them down.

“I said, ‘you and I both know that the poor guy in Buildings did not decide to take down the American flag and replace it with the Rainbow one. He is fulfilling a work order. Did the City Council vote to take down the American Flag and replace it with the Rainbow flag?’

“I was told that they did not know. I asked who would know, and how can I get that answer? The Deputy Mayor took my name and number and is suppose to call me back,” according to Dunton.