While some states including Texas and Florida, have banned pride flags in government spaces, only a few cities in the U.S. have permanent municipal government flag poles that are designated to permanently fly giant sized LGBTQ+ rainbow flags year- round. 

Most of the queerest cities in the United States, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Seattle, and Atlanta, don't have municiple flag poles that fly rainbow flags as symbols of inclusion.

It should be noted that 4 of the 6 cities listed here are in California and 2 are in New York. Oakland is the only city on this list that flies the "progressive rainbow flag" year-round. 

Here are the 6 U.S. cities with permanently designated flag poles that fly rainbow flags year-round, in the order of their installation:

1. SAN FRANCISCO -

The permanent installation took place in November 1997, at the corner of Market and Castro.

2. FIRE ISLAND NY - Fire Island has multiple permanent giant rainbow flag installations. The first was unfurled in June 1994 on the docks.

More recently in May 2026, a new 60-foot pole & pride flag mast was installed atop the historic Cherry Grove Community House and Theater.

3. San Diego raised their first permanent rainbow flag atop the 65 foot flag pole in Hillcrest in July 2012, located on the median at the intersection of University Avenue and Normal Street.

4. NYC- The 20ft flag pole and rainbow flag was first raised within the Stonewall monument in Christopher Park in Greenwich Village, outside the Stonewall Inn in 2017. 

Unlike the other cities on this list, their rainbow flag shares the flag pole with the U.S. flag.

5.OAKLAND - Oakland raised its permanent giant rainbow flag atop a 50 foot flagpole in November of 2024, at the corner of Lakeshore and Lake Park in the Moore Hope Plaza. Oakland is the only city on this list that raised the "rainbow progressive flag".

6. PALM SPRINGS - Palm Springs raised its permanent installation of their giant rainbow flag atop a 65 foot flag pole at the intersection of Arenas Road and Indian Canyon Drive in the city's Aarenas District in November 2025.

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