RML Raises Rainbow Flag
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Members of the inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility committee and campus supporters at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories stand under the Progress Pride Flag.
Photo: Ryan Kissinger
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Brandi Williamson attaches the final hook securing the flag as supporters and members of the RML inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility committee enjoy the moment.
Photo: Ryan Kissinger
The Progress Pride flag hangs outside the Visitor’s Center, the main entry to NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont.
Since 1978, the rainbow flag has been a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) pride and LGBTQ social movements. A progress design in 2018 added a chevron featuring black, brown, light blue, pink and white stripes to bring those communities (marginalized people of color, trans people, and those living with HIV/AIDS and those who have been lost) to the forefront.
This year marks the first time the Pride flag has been raised at RML.