Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #229, ordering that the Progress Pride Flag be raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol during the month of June in celebration of Pride Month.
The Progress Pride Flag will once again be flown over the East Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol this year starting today until sunset on Sunday, June 30. Additionally, Executive Order #229 authorizes state buildings and any jurisdiction of the state of Wisconsin to fly the Progress Pride Flag during the month of June.
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again today: raising the Pride Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol sends a clear, unequivocal, and decisive message that here in Wisconsin, all are welcome. No matter who you are, what you believe, who you love, or how you express your truest, most authentic self, you are family here. You belong here. You are welcome home here,” said Gov. Evers in a statement. “Raising the Pride Flag also sends an important reminder people who work in the other wings of this building that this is, in fact, The People’s House. These elected leaders serve at the pleasure of the people of this state—and, yes, that means LGBTQ Wisconsinites, too.”
June is recognized as Pride Month in Wisconsin and throughout the United States, which originally began as a recognition of and tribute to the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and has become an annual, month-long celebration and recognition of the LGBTQ community.
The Progress Pride Flag will not disrupt other flags that regularly fly over the State Capitol building, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The U.S. flag and Wisconsin state flag will continue flying on the East Wing flagpole above the Progress Pride Flag. The POW-MIA flag will continue flying on the North Wing flagpole as it does every day.
