DOWNTOWN BOISE — The city of Boise has debuted a new LGBTQ+ positive display, replacing its previous Pride flag with a large window sign and rainbow wraps on flagpoles.
The city took down the Pride flag last week, as a new law went into effect that imposes punitive measures on municipal governments that fly flags not on the state's approved list.
Idaho News 6 spoke with Luke Lords, a Boise man, on Tuesday morning, who was out admiring the new display. "I feel loved. I feel accepted by the people that matter. I feel hope. I think there's not a lot of hope right now. So, I feel loved, I feel accepted, I feel hope," Lords said.
In a statement Tuesday, the Mayor's office wrote, "The art additions to city hall demonstrate our unwavering commitment to the people that call Boise home and to the values that we uphold every day of being a safe and welcoming city for everyone."
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