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Progress Pride Flag flies over Wisconsin Capitol to mark beginning of Pride Month

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MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – Governor Tony Evers kicked off the beginning of Pride Month on Friday by raising the Progress flag at the state capitol.

The progress flag represents those in the LGBTQ+ community symbolizing queer acceptance in society.

June was first recognized as Pride Month in 1999 when then-President Bill Clinton declared it Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. Then in 2009, then-President Barack Obama declared it LGBT Pride Month.

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