The breakfast was senior Macy Manning’s idea and was set up in the school’s east parking lot next to her car, which she adorned with LGBTQ+ and lesbian pride flags. Set out on two tables draped with rainbow flags were bagels donated by Wasatch Bagel and Grill, muffins made by Manning’s mom, orange juice and other treats.
Even PC Hill was on theme; the high schoolers adorned the lettering with rainbow tarps — the exact measurements calculated by the PCCAPS engineering team.
Manning said the purpose of the breakfast was to promote allyship and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community now that a law banning pride flags is in effect.
Legislators passed HB77 during the 2025 General Session. It lists which flags can be flown on government property and in schools. U.S., Utah, county, tribal and Olympic flags are allowed, but pride and Juneteenth flags are prohibited.
“Knowing that so many kids were going to be coming to school today bummed out about this pride flag ban, we wanted to create just a really welcoming, accepting social that they could stop by before going to first period,” Manning said.
Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, sponsored the bill and said the measure is about maintaining political neutrality in public spaces. But opponents of the bill argue it targets minorities and may violate government free speech.
For Manning, the law just makes school feel less safe.
“Although education does not hinge on accepting students, I think the learning experience does,” she said. “For me, I know that school just feels like a much safer and just more positive place to spend my time and to be when I know that I can be myself and I can be accepted for that.”
Manning said sophomore Finnley Whitney prompted the breakfast. He brought up the flag law during a current issues class a few weeks ago, saying he wanted to raise awareness and organize a peaceful protest.
Manning, Whitney and other students came together to find a way to show their support. In addition to the breakfast — which ran from 7-7:45 a.m. — students planned a button-making event and other activities to let their LGBTQ+ schoolmates know they are welcome on campus and in the community.
