Officials in Los Angeles County celebrated the start of Pride Month on Tuesday by raising the Progress Pride Flag outside the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration.

Tuesday's ceremony was hosted by the county's LGBTQ+ Commission, where officials said it was important to celebrate this year's Pride Month out in the open, in light of the times.

"We recognize that it can be difficult to lead at this point in time, but we do," said LGBTQ+ Commission Chair Héctor Trinidad-Plascencia. "Trans and queer people have always existed and always will."

The Progress Pride Flag, according to the Human Rights Campaign , differs from the traditional rainbow Pride Flag by adding stripes to represent the transgender community, LGBTQ+ communities of color and individuals who lost their lives during the AI

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