>> FREDERICA: GAY PRIDE MONTH
KICKED OFF AT THE STATE CAPITOL
THIS WEEK.
GOVERNOR TONY EVERS AND
ASSEMBLED GUESTS WITNESSED THE
RAISING OF THE PRIDE FLAG.
SPEAKERS INCLUDED DEMOCRATIC
U.S. SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN.
>> AS WE RAISE THE PRIDE FLAG
AGAIN TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF
PRIDE MONTH, LET US REMEMBER IT
IS A SYMBOL OF FAIRNESS ABOUT
WHETHER LGBTQ WISCONSINITES
DESERVE TO BE TREATED JUST LIKE
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, THEIR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
IT IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY, ABOUT
WORKING TOGETHER TO BREAK DOWN
BARRIERS SO THAT EVERYONE IN
WISCONSIN HAS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY TO DREAM THE SAME
DREAMS, TO CHASE THE SAME
AMBITIONS, AN TO HAVE THE SAME
SHOT AT SUCCESS.
AND IT'S ABOUT THE ONGOING MARCH
FOR FREEDOM, THE FREEDOM OF FULL
EQUALITY FOR THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY.
MOST OF ALL, IT'S ABOUT WHETHER
THE PROGRESS WIF HAS MADE WILL
CONTINUE.
TODAY, WE ASK OURSELVES IF WE
WILL LIVE UP TO OUR STATE MOTTO
FORWARD, AND TODAY WE COME
TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION WITH A
RESOUNDING