BUSINESS. WELCOME BACK. PRIDE MONTH WILL BE HERE IN JUST A FEW DAYS. AND IN MILWAUKEE, THE COUNTY COULD BE SEEING A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE PRIDE FLAG THIS YEAR. SO WE’RE JOINED NOW BY THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, PETER BROOKS, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS NEW FLAG, ABOUT THIS. MORE INCLUDE LIVE RESOLUTION AND THIS NEW FLAG IS CALLED THE INTERSEX PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG. AND TELL US WHY THERE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANCE TO CONTINUE THE EVOLUTION OF THIS FLAG. WELL, THE PRIDE FLAG WAS STARTED IN THE LATE 70S. THAT’S THE THE RAINBOW FLAG PRIDE FLAG THAT WE’VE SEEN AND AND GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO KNOWING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. A FEW YEARS BACK, A BROWN AND BLACK AND PINK AND BLUE CHEVRON WAS ADDED TO INCLUDE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OUR TRANS COMMUNITY IN THAT FLAG. AND RECENTLY IN 2021, THEY ADDED A YELLOW TRIANGLE AND A PURPLE CIRCLE, WHICH HELPS IDENTIFY AND REPRESENT THE INTERSEX COMMUNITY AS WELL THE LGBTQ PLUS UMBRELLA IS BIG AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AND SO PETER, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT IT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY AND IT THEN HEADS OVER TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S DESK. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW EXACTLY THAT WILL HAPPEN, HOW SOON HE’LL GET IT, HOW SOON HE’LL APPROVE IT? IT’S REALLY UP TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HOW QUICKLY HE SIGNS THAT HE HAS UP UNTIL THE NEXT COUNTY BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS JUNE 20TH, TO DO THAT. BUT I PREDICT THAT HE’LL DO THAT A LITTLE BIT SOONER SO THAT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS CAN GET READY AND GET THOSE FLAGS UP JUNE 1ST. OKAY. AND SPEAKING OF THE FLAGS BEING UP, WHERE EXACTLY I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHAT BUILDINGS WILL WE SEE THIS FLAG FLYING IN? SO THE RESOLUTION ASKED EVERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT TO FLY THE INTERSEX PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG AT THEIR FACILITIES. SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE HALL OF JUSTICE, OUR COURTHOUSE, THE AIRPORT, THE ZOO. MCDONALD MILWAUKEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS A BIG FACILITY ON WATERTOWN PLANK ROAD. THE WAR MEMORIAL. THERE ARE DOZENS OF COUNTY BUILDINGS ALL ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY, NOT TO MENTION ALL OF THE PARKS. NOT EVERY PARK HAS A FLAGPOLE, BUT MANY OF THEM DO. OKAY. SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT YOU’LL SEE IF YOU’RE OBSERVANT, IF YOU’RE DRIVING AROUND MILWAUKEE COUNTY. I DID WANT TO ASK ABOUT THIS. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO RESOLUTIONS AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO LGBTQ ADVOCACY, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, HOW IS THE COUNTY EITHER IMPROVING OR KIND OF STAYING THE SAME FOR ADVOCACY FOR LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES? WELL, LISTEN, OUR VISION STATEMENT IS THAT MILWAUKEE COUNTY WILL BE THE HEALTHIEST COUNTY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN BY ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY, BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES LGBT COMMUNITY AND ONE EMPLOYEES FEEL COMFORTABLE TO BE THEIR TRUE SELVES AT WORK. THEY’RE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND TURNOVER RATES ARE MUCH LOWER. THAT’S IMPORTANT TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. WE HAVE A TURNOVER PROBLEM IN JUST ABOUT EVERY DEPARTMENT, AND IF WE KEEP OUR GOOD EMPLOYEES HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE, THAT’S BETTER FOR ALL OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. BUT RESIDENTS ALSO SEE THE FLAG AND THE KNOWING THAT THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS SUPPORT THEM AND THAT THEIR COUNTY GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THEM IS, I THINK, A BIG STATEMENT FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY. AND IT’S A BIG STAND FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND A BIG WAY OF ADVOCACY, RIGHT, FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AND EVERYONE REALLY, WHO IDENTIFIES IN IN WHATEVER WAY YOU IDENTIFY. RIGHT. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO PRIDE MONTH. I’M GLAD THAT YOU CAME ON HERE TO CHAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. AND WE DO HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION TO PULL UP ON THE SCREEN HERE. THERE’S A PRIDE EVENT THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE COUNTY THAT IS WEDNESDAY, NEXT WEEK, WEDNESDAY, THE PRIDE WRAPPED BUS WILL BE REVEALED. SO THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL. IT’S HAPPENING AT 4:00 AT CATHEDRAL SQUARE PARK. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE WISCONSIN LGBTQ PLUS HISTORY PROJECT THAT WILL HAVE DISPLAYS UP ALL OF JUNE AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE ROTUNDA. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE DO KNOW THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN THE PRIDE PARADE, THE PRIDE PARADE HAPPENING SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH AT 2 P.M. IN WALKER’S POINT. PETER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. DON’T FORGET ABOUT PRIDE FEST. IT’S A SMALL LITTLE PAR