Univ. of Wyoming: Yet unknown who covered American flag with gay pride flag

LARAMIE – The first day of the University of Wyoming’s spring semester began with a bit of political controversy Monday, as someone flew a flag commonly associated with gay pride over the American flag on Prexy’s Pasture.

Sometime between 5:30 and 8:30 a.m. Monday, someone cable-tied the American flag that flies over Prexy’s Pasture so it couldn’t fly and put a pride flag in its place, said Chad Baldwin, UW’s director of institutional education.

“They used a lock, so it was not easy to take off,” Baldwin said.

The UW Police Department was notified about the situation just before noon, and officers worked with people from UW operations to remove the pride flag. Baldwin said a new American flag was put in its place.

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