Dem WA Gov Raises Pride Flag Over State Capitol
Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports: As dozens gathered to raise an LGBTQ+ pride flag at the state capitol Wednesday afternoon, leaders and community members said celebrations need to be matched with action in light of continued challenges. Members of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission were joined by Gov. Bob Ferguson, state supreme court justices and other … The post Dem WA Gov Raises Pride Flag Over State Capitol appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports:
As dozens gathered to raise an LGBTQ+ pride flag at the state capitol Wednesday afternoon, leaders and community members said celebrations need to be matched with action in light of continued challenges. Members of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission were joined by Gov. Bob Ferguson, state supreme court justices and other community members in the annual flag raising.
Ferguson told the crowd that the state has a responsibility to step up in light of “hostile” actions from the federal government. He said diversity, equity and inclusion are Washington’s values and people should not back down from them. “Because when times are tough, that’s when we need to be standing up for our sisters, our brothers, our friends, our community all across the state of Washington,” the Democratic governor said.
The Seattle Times reports:
Washington State Patrol officials issued a formal apology after at least 50 graduating Patrol Troopers interrupted the raising of the Pride flag at the state capitol in Olympia on Wednesday.
Each year, every graduating trooper class marches up the stairs of the state’s capitol building into the rotunda where the graduation is held, Chris Loftis, WSP’s director of public affairs, said. This year’s Trooper Basic Training graduation ceremony coincided with the 10th annual Pride flag raising at the state capitol.
Loftis said an alternate marching route was made, but a “cascade of errors” led the group of at least 50 troops from the 120th graduating class to march through the flag ceremony. The state flagpoles are in front of the legislative building, which houses the rotunda. The department publicly apologized for the interruption on a post to X Wednesday afternoon.
What was once routine is now newsworthy.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our values as a state.
Happy Pride, Washington. pic.twitter.com/G184mlaTLj
— Governor Bob Ferguson (@GovBobFerguson) June 5, 2025
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