Bozeman city commissioners voted 4-1 in the waning hours of Tuesday night to adopt the Pride flag as an official flag of the city after hours of public comment.
The move allows the city to again raise the rainbow Pride flag after a state law restricting the type of flags that can be flown outside government buildings went into effect in May.
The rainbow Pride flag waves against outside of Bozeman City Hall on Wednesday after the City Commission voted 4-1 to make it an official flag.
Jupiter Floros, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Hundreds of people submitted comments online. Among the dozens who gave comments during the meeting, the split of those for and against was about even.
The commission’s vote gives the mayor or city manager the ability to decide when and where to fly the