Two US cities make Pride flag their official banner to bypass ban

Pride flags are set to fly in two US cities, in defiance of the Trump administration’s policy for US government property.

The states of Utah and Idaho follow the law banning any flag on government buildings and schools, including the Pride and trans emblems, except the Star-Spangled Banner and those of the military. 

The law went into effect in Utah on Wednesday (7 May) but one day earlier the state capital, Salt Lake City, officially adopted four flags – including modified versions of the Progress Pride, Trans Pride and Juneteenth banners, the last of which commemorates the day slavery ended in the US – to bypass the law. 

Each of the new flags contains an image of the state flower, the Sego lily.