Can you tell I got a little influenced by Our Flag Means Death? The dagger is nonbinary colors, which is why it comes up here.
Gay Pirates, Nonbinary Oranges, Stabbing Oranges
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The original PRIDE flag (notice - 8 colors) and the machine on which it was sewn.
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Since it's pride month I would like to remind everyone that there's nothing wrong with the new/ocean/"toothpaste" gay man pride flag! The common allegations against it (that the creator is racist or lesbophobic or transphobic, etc) are not true and you can find them being debunked at @gayflagblog, or their twitter, or this thread.
"But isn't the rainbow flag the gay pride flag?" Well, the rainbow flag has been used by the entire community for decades now, if not from the beginning. Gay men deserve to have their specific flag too, and other queer people deserve to use the rainbow alongside their own specific flags without it being considered only for gay men.
"But I'm gay and I don't like the colors" That's fine, you can just not use it and respect the people who do.
"But it was created on tumblr, it doesn't have any historical meaning" Many pride flags were created on the internet, the current sunset lesbian flag was even created on tumblr too! (not a dig at it).
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June 28, 2019
The Transgender Pride Flag and Gay Pride Flags, displayed at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, AZ
This was the first time the Transgender Pride Flag, which was created in Phoenix in 1999 by Monica Helms, was displayed at the Capitol, and to my knowledge it is the first time it was displayed on State property.
June 28, 2019
The Transgender Pride Flag and Gay Pride Flags, displayed at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, AZ
This was the first time the Transgender Pride Flag, which was created in Phoenix in 1999 by Monica Helms, was displayed at the Capitol, and to my knowledge it is the first time it was displayed on State property.
Happy Pride!
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Non-MLM peeps, I love you all and I know you’re just doing what has been done these past couple years, but please for the love of all that is gay please stop using that ugly green and blue flag that has all the charm of a glob of toothpaste and purports to be the “gay man flag” in your pride flag moodboards. That’s not the gay man flag. It’s a png someone made in five minutes in 2019. It doesn’t represent me just because someone on tumblr said it did.
We have a flag already. We’re fine, happy even, that its also a symbol of the entire queer community, if not the queer/LGBTQIA flag altogether as well. Any gay man who is upset about the rainbow pride flag being used to uplift the entire community is either a trans-exclusionist or needs to be taught queer history. The rainbow is all of us, and its also all of us. Its a unifying feature of our pride and we’re happy to have it, and we certainly don’t need to be told that that blue crime-against-color-theory represents us. The rainbow pride flag was invented by a gay man, for all queer people. I don’t know who came up with the green and blue flag, but it was made on tumblr in 2019 for a specific box of people with one label.
That’s just not what pride is about. Instead of subtly telling MLM what our pride flag is, kindly use one of these to represent us. Maybe even one of the ones that have been around for decades, or that indicate out inclusion of trans, non-white, and intersex people.
If you are mlm and you like the blue and green pride flag, that’s fine. But I want you to consider that because its been floating around the internet, corporations and merch-makers are starting to assume its the only gay man flag. And as much as I hate to admit it, that has had a real-life impact on the popularity and recognition of the rainbow pride flag. In addition to that, many people have forgotten that the rainbow pride flag is both the mlm and queer community flag because “gay men have a different flag”. I’m certain whoever made the green and blue flag never meant it to replace the rainbow flag, and I personally don’t want to live in a world where we forgot the things that made us a community.
Just consider that next time you create, disseminate, or share a moodboard or a post or a tweet prominently featuring the toothpaste pride flag as opposed to the rainbow flag, who might be watching? One great thing about the queer community is we have no one defining voice, but this can also be a huge detriment. People may assume one queer person’s affirmation on which flag means what constitutes all our support. You do not speak for me if you consider the green and blue flag the mlm flag. I never asked for that, and I was frankly disappointed when I saw people acting like that toothpaste-colored mess was my flag for the first time last year.
Signed, a very tired gay man with no money or patience this pride 2023.
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It is OFFICIALLY pride month, so let’s kick it off with our traditional rainbows!
(All posts link back to Redbubble)
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Show your PRIDE! Support Gay Pride!
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