The Idaho Statesman reports:

The Boise City Council made the Pride flag a city flag Tuesday to get around a new state law. The Legislature earlier this year banned most flags from flying on government property, but left an exception for “the official flag of a governmental entity.”

Cheers, boos and expletives erupted from the crowd during the rowdy meeting. Five of Boise’s council members voted yes on the resolution — saying that everyone was welcome and safe in Boise. Luci Willits, the lone no vote, said she felt the city had to uphold the law and that constituents didn’t want the change.

Council President Colin Nash said he empathized with people who are afraid of being open to the world. “There are so many folks that live lives of quiet desperation, every single day in our community, who carry with them a secret,” Nash said. “I hope just once that the city of Boise’s flag, that someone will see that and know that they are not alone.”

Read the full article. As you’ll see at the link, a homocon was among the “boisterous” objectors at the city council meeting.