Utah became the first state in the country to ban flying the LGBTQ Pride flag in all public school and government buildings, after Gov. Spencer Cox let the bill pass into law.  A start that may grow.

     Cox did not sign the Flag Display AmendmThe governor also did not veto the bill, which passed through both Utah's House and Senate and will now take effect on May 7.  Cox said that had he vetoed the bill, he expected Utah's Republican supermajority legislature to override the decision.  

     "As tired as Utahns are of politically divisive symbols, I think they are also tired of culture war bills that don't solve the problems they intend to fix," Cox wrote in a letter to legislators earlier this week. "In an attempt to make some kids feel more welcome, other kids feel less welcome," he wrote.  The governor also said he had "serious concerns" about the legislation introduced by Republican State Rep. Trevor Lee and initially focused on school. Legislators later expanded it to include government buildings.