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Pride Month

LGBTQ+ community in Arizona kick off pride month by celebrating progress in the state

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs unveiled four pride flags on June 1 around the executive tower in Phoenix to celebrate the beginning of Pride month.

With the unveiling, Hobbs sent a clear message she views Arizona as inclusive to everyone, regardless of identity, sexual orientation and gender.

Just four years ago in 2019, then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs hung two pride flags outside the Arizona Capitol. Within hours, she was forced to take them down by the GOP-majority Legislature.

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