PRIDE: West Seattle Junction flags will be up Saturday

(WSB file photo)

As Pride month continues, you might have wondered if the West Seattle Junction Association will display rainbow flags again this year. Answer: Yes – they’ll be up for one day, 9 am-6 pm tomorrow (Saturday, June 18th). If you’re interested in helping place them and/or take them down, a few volunteer spots remain. This is the fourth year for the Junction Pride flags. (For upcoming Pride events in West Seattle, see this section of our Event Calendar.)

Carole June 17, 2022 (5:16 pm)

One would hope they are fireproof.

WS Res June 17, 2022 (5:38 pm)

Only one day? Why so short?

Gay June 17, 2022 (6:33 pm)

Arsonists?
Mr J June 17, 2022 (9:01 pm)

Because people vandalize them. It’s been documented around the area, specifically Burien.
- Derek June 18, 2022 (7:15 am)
  
  So we just give into bigots? Huh? They should bd up all freakin’ year.
  - Mr J June 18, 2022 (7:30 pm)
    
    I don’t think that taking the flags down is considered giving in to bigots. It’s practical, 80+% of the Junction Association money goes to those stupid lots so it’s not like they have piles of cash to keep replacing them.
- WS Res June 18, 2022 (11:37 pm)
  
  That’s no reason to take them down after not even a day. It feels rather insulting.

WSB June 19, 2022 (12:18 am)

This is the first summer for the Junction Association’s executive director and I’m sure she would welcome feedback on this or any of the other programs she inherited.
https://wsjunction.org
Each of the previous three years, the flags also – like the USA flags for Memorial Day etc. – were placed in the morning and removed in the evening. This year, the Pride flags were going up for one day instead of two; when we most recently talked with Chris, she mentioned a challenge with volunteers. This year they didn’t have an “adopt a flag” fundraiser for either of the flag programs, either.