Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall raises the pride flag on Oct. 9, 2020.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall raises the pride flag with Salt Lake City Council member Chris Wharton and Utah Pride Center Executive Director Rob Moolman at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, right, raises the pride flag with the help of Salt Lake City Councilman Chris Wharton, center, and Utah Pride Center Executive Director Rob Moolman, left, at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Friday. The flag was raised to mark National Coming Out Day, which will be observed Sunday. The annual LGBT awareness day supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to “coming out of the closet.”

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A pride flag is raised at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. The Utah Pride Road Rally will be taking place in Salt Lake City on National Coming Out Day, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks to Utah Pride Center Executive Director Rob Moolman at a pride flag-raising ceremony at theCity-County Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Utah Pride Center Executive Director Rob Moolman speaks at a pride flag-raising ceremony at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Families of Salt Lake City Council members attend a pride flag-raising ceremony at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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