Project Rainbow Utah Grateful For SLC's New Pride-Themed Flags In Response To HB 77

New official city flags for Salt Lake City. Photo via Weston Clark.

SALT LAKE CITY - Salt Lake City unveiled several new official city flags with pride motifs Tuesday, a clear move to circumvent the harmful HB 77—which takes effect May 7 and bans pride flags from being displayed on government property or in schools in Utah.

Project Rainbow Utah has distributed thousands of pride flags across Utah since 2018, and we’ve heard repeatedly how much of an impact this simple show of support can make for members of our community.

HB 77 threatens to hinder these efforts, and we are grateful to Salt Lake City for standing up for LGBTQ+ Utahns and pushing back against legislation aimed at erasing our community. 

“Being an ally requires actions as well as words, so we salute Salt Lake City for showing up for LGBTQ+ Utahns,” said Jacey Thornton, Project Rainbow Utah Executive Director.

We have heard from Utahns concerned they won’t be able to fly pride flags at their homes and businesses, so we wish to reiterate to the public that HB 77 only applies to government property and schools.

If you wish to fly a flag for Pride, please consider ordering a flag from Project Rainbow Utah to support our Community Grant Fund.