Gloria was joined by City Council President Jennifer Campbell, Council President pro tem Stephen Whitburn, City Commissioner Nicole Murray-Ramirez and representatives from San Diego LGBT Pride and the San Diego LGBT Community Center. “This flag is a representation of the LGBTQ community’s resilience, the struggles we have faced and a reminder that we must continue to fight for inclusiveness and respect in many parts of the world,” Gloria said. President pro tempore of the California State Senate Toni Atkins, a gay woman, served as acting mayor for around six months in 2005. “The rainbow flag flying proudly at city hall for the first time sends an important message to our LGBTQ community: we see you, we support you and you belong here,” said Mayor Todd Gloria, a gay man and San Diego’s first elected LGBTQ mayor. Courtesy of the mayor’s officeĬity leaders raised a rainbow flag at city hall for the first time in San Diego history Monday in honor of June being National LGBTQ Pride Month.
The pride flag at City Hall in San Diego.
