Utah activist unfurl 200-foot-long trans banner to protest Pride flag ban

LGBTQ+ groups unfurled a 60-metre-long trans flag in Utah to protest a law banning Pride flags in state schools and government buildings.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Salt Lake City outside the state Capitol on Sunday (30 March) to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility, as well as condemn the newly-passed law.

The landlocked Western state became the first in the US to prohibit LGBTQ+ Pride flags in schools and government buildings after Republican governor Spencer Cox announced on Thursday 928 March) he would approve a policy.

From 7 May, relevant buildings will be fined up to $500 (£386) a day for flying any flag other than the United States, Utah state, military or other shortlisted flags approved by lawmakers.