In a gesture that would have been unthinkable a year ago, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Friday ordered a rainbow flag to fly above the state Capitol for the first time ever to mark Pride Month.

One Republican state lawmaker responded with a tweet that appeared to question the move on religious grounds.

“Is this any more appropriate than erecting the Christian flag over the Capitol?” tweeted Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, who also invoked the "#religious" hashtag.

Allen, whose Twitter bio describes him as a “Child of God,” didn’t immediately respond to a message asking him to explain the tweet. But he had this response to the Associated Press via Twitter:

“It advocates a behavior or lifestyle that some Wisconsin residents may not condone. Therefore it is divisive.”

“It was kind of baffling that he seems to think being LGBT is a religion,” said Rep. Mark Spreitzer, one of four openly gay lawmakers in the state Legislature. “I am both gay and a Christian and an active member of my church. He seems to think being LGBT and being Christian are not compatible with each other.”