Progress flag leaves out many
James Coleman s June 25 op-ed No Pride for some of us without liberation for all of us [Guest Opinion, online], recites the continuing disparities faced by LGBTQ people in homelessness, economic insecurity, and poorer physical and mental health facts of which we all need to be reminded. However, these realities hardly make an argument for embracing the so-called Progress flag as the successor to the rainbow flag. Instead, they argue for rejecting it.
The chevron in the licensed-for-profit (https://quasar.digital/terms/) Progress flag is meant to represent trans and Black and Brown LGBTQ+ people. That s a noble gesture. Rather than being inclusive, however, the insertion of stripes representing certain marginalized groups of LGBTQ+ people but not others is inherently divisive and exclusionary. There are more bi people than gay and lesbian people combined, yet they are often marginalized and suffer significantly greater rates of violence, poverty, an
Pink is celebrating a happy milestone today. The singer took to Instagram to commemorate her 15th anniversary with husband Carey Hart , posting a sweet and funny message along with a series of photos of them over the years. â15 years. Proud of us babe,â she wrote. âSee, sometimes being stubborn pays off. What a wild ride itâs been, once we learned how to stay in our race line.â âHereâs to at least the next 15 months hahahAh,â she joked. âI love you and I love our family.â Pink and Carey wed on January 7, 2006 in Costa Rica and have two children together, nine-year-old daughter
Pink is celebrating a happy milestone today. The singer took to Instagram to commemorate her 15th anniversary with husband Carey Hart , posting a sweet and funny message along with a series of photos of them over the years. â15 years. Proud of us babe,â she wrote. âSee, sometimes being stubborn pays off. What a wild ride itâs been, once we learned how to stay in our race line.â âHereâs to at least the next 15 months hahahAh,â she joked. âI love you and I love our family.â Pink and Carey wed on January 7, 2006 in Costa Rica and have two children together, nine-year-old daughter