LGBTQ+ Washingtonians joined state officials Wednesday in raising the Pride flag outside the state Capitol building in Olympia. Their message: Washington will continue to welcome — and fight to protect — the LGBTQ+ community. Gov. Bob Ferguson said that the national climate makes events like this June 4 Pride flag raising all the more important.

With a large gathering in attendance, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson led the annual raising of the Pride flag to kick off state Pride Month on Wednesday, June 4, at the Capitol Campus. The ceremony opened with speeches from a variety of state officials including lawmakers,

Loftis said an alternate marching route was made, but a "cascade of errors" led the group of at least 50 troops from the 120th graduating class to march through the flag ceremony.