A gay pride flag will be raised over the Tacoma Dome for the first time
For the first time ever, a gay pride flag will be raised over the Tacoma Dome.
The City of Tacoma is expected to raise the flag on Tuesday. The flag, which will fly underneath the American flag, will wave over the Dome for the remainder of July.
The rainbow flag celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride.
“Thanks to @CityofTacoma this year the #pride colors will proudly wave from the top of the #TacomaDome,” the Rainbow Center tweeted on Tuesday. The center is the city’s drop-in and resource center for the LGBT community.
Tacoma City Council member Ryan Mello, Puyallup Tribal Council member Annette Bryan, state Rep. Laurie Jinkins and Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards are scheduled to climb the Dome to raise the flag at 10 a.m.
The public can view the flag raising from the Dome’s parking lot G. A public reception at the Rainbow Center will follow the flag event.
Tacoma Pride week runs July 12-21 with the city’s annual celebration on Saturday, July 13 from noon–6 p.m. on Pacific Avenue between South 7th and 9th streets.
This story was originally published July 2, 2019 at 9:36 PM.
