For the first time ever, Wisconsin's government is raising the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag at the state's Capitol
For the first time ever, Wisconsin's government is raising the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag at the state's Capitol.
On Friday, Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order stating that the pride flag will be flown over the State Capitol Building for the rest of June, coinciding with Pride month world-wide. The order came the same week that New York's state government also raised the rainbow flag over its Capitol for the first time. The Wisconsin order also allows any state building to follow suit.
— Rep. Mark Spreitzer June 7, 2019 Not everyone in Wisconsin supported the decision. Republican Scott Allen, a state representative, questioned the appropriateness of the move."Is this any more appropriate than erecting the Christian flag over the Capitol?" Is this any more appropriate than erecting the Christian flag over the Capitol? #religious https://t.co/r7o2vcZ401
— Scott E. Allen June 7, 2019 Evers, a Democrat, was elected in 2018, narrowly ousting Scott Walker, the incumbent Republican, with 49.6% of the vote.
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