University of Utah pleads with faculty not to violate state pride flag ban, says Legislature has ‘a lot of power over us’

The bill was specifically drafted by Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, to ban flags celebrating the LGBTQ community in schools. It was later expanded to apply on all government property in the state. Public higher education is included…. The U.’s faculty have increasingly prompted pushback from state leaders, who have suggested that the school has become too progressive.