![]() Several GSA employees were involved in helping expand the flying of the Pride Flag to more GSA and federal facilities, including those outside of Washington, D.C., last year. PBS also assisted our Federal partners in procuring new flags and hardware for those who needed it. This was made possible by the decision to temporarily lift GSA’s standing policy on limiting commemorative flags to two or three days, to allow Pride Flags to be flown for the entire month of June. The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag, the newest Pride Flag that has expanded on Gilbert Baker’s original 1978 rainbow-colored design, will be flown at GSA’s headquarters for the first time during the entire month. ![]() More than 40 federal buildings across the country opted to raise the Pride Flag to show their support of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the federal workforce and in the communities we serve nationwide. GSA’s Public Buildings Service (PBS) also authorized the Pride Flag to be flown during June at any federal building managed by GSA upon request by the tenant agency. ![]() As one of several ways that GSA is celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the agency has raised the Pride Flag at our headquarters in Washington, DC, and at GSA-occupied facilities in each region across the country. Throughout the month of June, Pride flags are flying above federal facilities across the country to show the federal government's support for LGBTQ+ communities.
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