Salt Lake City, Boise seek to skirt laws banning Pride flags by adopting them as city emblems

American Cities Are Making The Pride Flag Their Official Flag

You probably missed it, but a couple of years ago, history was made in the state of New Hampshire. We’re not talking about the invention of a miracle drug or a breakthrough in rocket technology or anything like that. We’re talking about something much, much more significant: A woman named Talesha Saint-Marc became the first black woman in New Hampshire to serve as a federal magistrate judge.As one lawyer said during her swearing-in: “I don’t thi…

Democrat-run state capitals adopt official LGBT 'pride' flags to subvert state bans

Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho — two deep blue capital cities in very red Rocky Mountain states — have done an end-run around their Republican state legislatures.

Cities Make New Official Juneteenth, Pride Flags to Thwart GOP

Newsweek has contacted the mayor's office for both cities for comment via email outside regular working hours.In recent years, Republican lawmakers have moved to restrict the display of unofficial flags, in particular LGBTQ+ pride flags. Upon President Donald Trump's return to office in January, the State Department implemented a "One Flag Policy," which mandated that only the American flag and two military flags could be displayed at U.S. Embas…

Salt Lake City, Boise seek to skirt laws banning Pride flags by adopting them as city emblems

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – 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. "Our City flags are powerful symbols representing Salt Lake City’s values,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said. “I want all Salt Lakers to look up at the…

Salt Lake City and Boise outmaneuver state bans with official Pride flags

City leaders in Utah and Idahol have adopted a policy of malicious compliance.

Will other Utah cities, counties follow SLC’s lead on new pride flags?

Salt Lake City’s adoption of three new official flags — incorporating pride, transgender and Juneteenth symbols — may fly in the face of the Utah Legislature’s ban, but it begs the question: Will other cities and counties raise similar banners?