The Trump administration has reportedly rejected several U.S. embassies’ requests to fly the rainbow pride flag in June, LGBTQ pride month. Meanwhile, some US diplomats have been finding ways to defy, or at least get around, the Trump administration's policy.

From hanging the rainbow-colored flag on the facades of buildings (U.S. missions in Seoul and Chennai, India, for example) to rainbow-colored lights in New Delhi, embassies from around the world are choosing to honor the LGBTQ+ community in its own way.

The United States Embassy in New Delhi is lit up in #Pride colors to celebrate #PrideMonth. #LGBTPrideMonth pic.twitter.com/v6gxzAps8a — U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) June 4, 2019

"Some embassies got playful with the display of Trump's statement," The Washington Post report read. "In Brasilia, for example, the statement is topped by a photo of two hands holding five Play-Doh letters in rainbow colors: L-G-B-T-Q."

“This is a category one insurrection,” said one diplomat, who expressed his views on the condition of anonymity for the fear of being fired.

Under State Department policy, embassies that want to fly the flag on their flagpoles are expected to obtain permission from Washington, reports the NBC. No embassy that has made the request has been granted permission as of now apart from being allowed to display the flag inside the embassy.

Incidentally, President Donald Trump became the first Republican president to acknowledge the LGBT celebration of Pride Month.

As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 31 May 2019

....on the basis of their sexual orientation. My Administration has launched a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality and invite all nations to join us in this effort! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 31 May 2019

“As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation,” he wrote in a series of tweets.

But many consider this show of support as hogwash and that it's mere words over action. Many see this as an attempt to portray himself as supportive of LGBTQ people as he gears up for the 2020 re-election campaign.

The news comes as pride celebrations are taking place in Washington. Unfortunately, things turned awry during the Parade when pedestrians, were left injured as people began "running for their lives" after hearing a noise akin to gunshot

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Rumours stated hat an active shooter has infiltrated among the parade participants, leaving scores into a sense of frenzy.

.@CapitalPrideDC #PrideDc #DCPride - There is NO Active Shooter at Dupont Circle. There are injuries from people running from what they thought were gunshots. But there is NO ACTIVE SHOOTER at Dupont Circle. @DCPoliceDept @DC_HSEMA — Deputy Mayor Donahue (@SafeDC) 9 June 2019

"As the officers were going to the scene, there was a crowd of people going away from it and some of the individuals in the crowd said there was a man with a gun and that someone had fired a shot," said Guillermo Rivera, a commander with the Metropolitan Police Department.

The parade has ended. The Block Party on 15th And P St. is still happening as well as City Winery. The police asks that everyone on Dupont Circle evacuates. Be safe. The police is on site and the threat has been contained. — Capital Pride (@CapitalPrideDC) 9 June 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser also posted a statement, claiming that she has been briefed by the police and there were "no shots fired."

With inputs from Washington Post & NBC