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Pride flag raised at Salt Lake City-County Building in observance of National Coming Out Day

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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

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.”