Salt Lake City's mayor has proposed three new city flags to circumvent a recent Utah law that effectively banned the flying of LGBTQ pride and other identity flags at all public buildings in the state.

Hours before a statewide ban on pride and other unsanctioned flags in schools and on government property takes effect, Salt Lake City adopted its own versions of the pride, transgender visibility and Juneteenth flags as official city flags — an effort to comply with the law while still flying them and bucking the Republican sponsor’s intent.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city is poised to add three new city flags, all incorporating designs not allowed through a new state flag law, to sidestep the measure that goes into effect this week. US homeland security chief says travelers without 'REAL ID' will be allowed to fly