HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-07-25 Public Comment - R. Rockafellow - Request you reinstate the agenda item on flying the Pride flag in BozemanFrom:D. & R. Rockafellow
To:Bozeman Public Comment; Susan Sheard
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Request you reinstate the agenda item on flying the Pride flag in Bozeman
Date:Monday, July 7, 2025 1:44:58 PM
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Dear Bozeman City Commission,
I recently learned of your decision to take flying the Pride flag off the agenda. My neighbor
expressed my sentiments perfectly! Please see below.
Rachel Rockafellow1202 S. Spruce Dr. Bozeman
Dear Bozeman City Commission,
As a 4th generation Montanan and a resident of Bozeman for 40 years, I urge you to adopt the
Pride flag as an official city flag. Our community deserves to have the Pride flag flown toshow our and visitors to our town that Bozeman is a place that supports exactly what the Pride
flag stands for: Love, Safety, and Belonging.
I remember when Matthew Shepard was murdered in Laramie, not too far down the road fromus. Since then, Bozeman has been mostly supportive of our LGBTQ+ community and we
should continue our support, despite the cruel, unconstitutional law that our Governor recentlysigned. When state policy targets specific communities, local leaders have a duty to respond
with integrity and courage. Bozeman should follow Missoula's lead and do the same. I wasvery proud of Missoula when I learned that they officially adopted the Pride flag. I would like
to feel the same way about my own town of Bozeman.
I am disappointed to learn that this agenda item has been removed from the July 8th agenda.Please return this important item to the agenda and do the right thing by flying the Pride flag.
It's not political; it's humane!
Wishing you courage,