They just wanted to show off their pride this June by displaying a flag.

The couple, who have been together for eight years and married for five, love the community they call home in Racine, Wisconsin.

The couple knew they wouldn’t be able to fly their Pride flag due to the new rule, which was officially put in place in May.

“But we recognize that we're privileged and lucky to be able to talk about it and be able to share it and I do truly feel pride now.”.

“There's a lot of people who are unsafe, scared of being out, of being able to demonstrate that they are part of the community because they might be people of color or they might be in a environment that it's not accepting of their trans identity,” Fachino said

A few years ago, when they were allowed to fly the rainbow Pride flag, they found a note in their mailbox

“When we first moved in, we were hanging our pride flag and we ended up getting a handwritten letter from a neighbor who was in high school and wasn't feeling welcomed at home,” Mier said

“They lived in our neighborhood and they wrote us saying, ‘Hey, I just wanna let you know, I’m struggling with my gender identity, but just to see you out there with your flag out there really makes me feel accepted