Don’t expect to see the Idaho State Capitol building lit up with rainbow colors during the 30th annual Boise Pride festival in June — or any events going forward.
Requests for special colors to light the face of the building during organization events will no longer be filled, according to the State Department of Administration, to avoid being associated with controversial or political events.
Diane Blume with the Department of Administration, told the Idaho Press, “Rather than using our beautiful state capitol building as a projection screen and risk the impression that the state supports or condones the causes, it was decided to eliminate colored lighting altogether and be consistent in applying the policy.”