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Salt Lake City Council to Vote on New Flags Challenging Utah's HB77 Ban

The proposed ordinance would adopt Pride, transgender visibility, and Juneteenth designs as official city flags to comply with the state law while preserving symbolic inclusivity.

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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall in 2024 in Paris.
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Overview

  • Utah's HB77 law, effective May 7, bans unsanctioned flags, including Pride and Juneteenth symbols, from government buildings and schools.
  • Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has proposed an ordinance to designate three new city flags incorporating these designs with a sego lily to qualify under HB77's city flag exemption.
  • The new flags are named the Sego Belonging Flag (Pride), Sego Visibility Flag (transgender visibility), and Sego Celebration Flag (Juneteenth).
  • The City Council is expected to vote on the ordinance tonight, with immediate enactment anticipated upon approval and the mayor's signature.
  • Governor Spencer Cox allowed HB77 to take effect without his signature, citing concerns that the law fuels cultural conflict and overreaches in regulating local governments.