Milwaukee celebrates Pride Month with flag raising ceremony

MILWAUKEE - The Pride Flag is officially flying over downtown Milwaukee.

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County Executive David Crowley, Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell, Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Alderpersons JoCasta Zamarripa and Peter Burgelis, and local leaders, advocates, and partners kicked off Pride Month by raising the Intersex Progress Pride Flag during a ceremony at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on Monday, June 1.

The Intersex Progress Pride Flag combines elements of the traditional rainbow flag with other LGBTQ+ flags to highlight unrepresented groups within pride celebrations. 

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In Madison, Gov. Tony Evers raised the Pride Flag at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the eighth year in a row. 

In 2019, Evers ordered the Rainbow Pride Flag to fly over the East Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol for the very first time in state history. In the years since, the state has moved to raising the Progress Pride Flag, which was created to symbolize the inclusion of marginalized communities within the LGBTQ+ community.

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