Laura Ann Carleton, a Cedar Glen clothing store owner who was shot and killed allegedly because she displayed a Pride flag, was being remembered as a fierce advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
, allegedly because she displayed a Pride flag outside her business, was being remembered as a fierce advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
On her store's website, Carleton said she began her career in the fashion industry when she was a teenager. She attended the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, before embarking on a career in fashion design, according to the website. While Carleton and her husband have a home in Studio City, the couple owns a 1920s fisherman's cabin on Lake Arrowhead, her store's website said."With a penchant for longevity, she has been married to the same man for 28 years and is the mother of a blended family of nine children, the youngest being identical twin girls," according to Carleton's website.
"She was a wonderful person who did so much for the LGBTQ+ community as well as the community at large," Feig wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "What happened to her is an absolute tragedy. If people don't think anti-gayActress Bridget Everett -- of the HBO MAX dramedy "Somebody Somewhere" -- also mourned Carleton in a post on Instagram, saying it was not the first encounter Carleton faced over displaying the pride flag.
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