Casey Handal was hosting a gingerbread decorating party at her Barrington home earlier this month when she glanced out her window and noticed something unnerving: The rainbow pride flag she and her fiancee flew from their backyard flagpole was gone, replaced by the Stars and Stripes.  Though Handal considers herself a proud American, she saw the uninvited flag swap as a hostile gesture aimed at the only openly gay couple in the neighborhood.   Read the article………………..