Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting new flag ban laws
FILE - People march following a Pride rally at the Utah State Capitol, June 2, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise adopted new city flags this week showing support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of their states’ Republican-controlled Legislatures, which have banned traditional rainbow pride flags at schools and government buildings.
Utah's capital of Salt Lake City created new flag designs while Boise, the capital of Idaho, made the traditional pride flag one of its official city flags. The move in Utah came hours before a ban on unsanctioned flag displays took effect Wednesday.
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