The cities approved several new flags after Utah and Idaho passed laws barring unofficial flags from being displayed on government property.

The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise adopted new city flags this week showing support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of their states’ Republican-controlled Legislatures, which have banned traditional rainbow pride flags at schools and government buildings.

City leaders in Utah and Idahol have adopted a policy of malicious compliance. Republican lawmakers banned "unofficial" flags, to keep city halls from flying Pride flags. The cities of Boise and Salt Lake City simply made the flags their official city symbols.