Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws

Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws

The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho, adopted new city flags this week that show support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of new laws passed by their states’ Republican-controlled Legislatures.

Salt Lake City issues new Pride flag to get around Utah ban

The three new flags will represent the transgender, Black and LGBT+ communities

Salt Lake City approves 3 new flags to get around Utah's ban on Pride flags

Salt Lake City adopted three new city flags, an effort to circumvent a new state law that effectively banned flying LGBTQ Pride and other identity flags at public buildings in the state.