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The mayor of Salt Lake City has proposed LGBTQ pride and effectively banned LGBTQ pride and other identity flags in state public buildings.

Erin Mendenhall mayor, Democrat, on Tuesday, the proposal presented by the Democrat in the city’s flag in Juneenth, LGBTQ rights and designs to celebrate Trans Rights.

In March, Utah became the first statue to be illegal to fly in public schools and public universities and government buildings, arousing anger among democratic officials and civil rights group State. This law prohibits the banned flag for the banned flag and has been very interpreted to prohibit LGBTQ and other identity flags effectively in Salt Lake City, Utah Social and politically conservative.

The City will vote on Tuesday night. Mendenhall is expected to sign after discussion. It would be in force immediately.

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One of the proposed flags, has a double flag of the Sego, aims to pay homage to the city’s LGBTQ population, and another, the officials of the SEGO visibility flag is aimed at the recognition of the city trans community. The flag proposed by third parties, a duplicate Sego celebration flag, is intended to pay homage to black residents of the city, as well as the history of the Junette holiday.

“The flags of our city are strong symbols of Sikon representing the values ​​of Salt Lake City,” Mendenhall said on a Tuesday night statement. “I wish all salt rooms look forward to reminding and reminding them to these flags.

It is scheduled to formally to formally on Wednesday. The US flag sets a fine of US flag, state flag, military flag or a flag, from the legislators approved from the short list exempt. They collect Olympic and Paralympic flags and flags for local American nationals. According to the law, political flags were also prohibited.

Gob. Spencer Cox, a Republican, expressed concerns about the law, but allowed to put into effect without his signature.

A print In March Overcoming his decisionCox had told the law to promote the “intention” to encourage the “political neutrality”. Also, he wrote only by dealing with flags, the invoice failed to take other forms of other political expression, such as posters, signs and drawings.

In his letter, he also directed the “LGBTQ community”, “I love you and thank you and I appreciate that you are part of our state.”

“I know these words can disappoint you for many of you,” he added, “but know that I mean honesty.”