Maybe this is the wrong way to look at it, but I see it as the embassies flying the Pride flag to show their support for Pride month, which wouldn't have the same impact if it were just the American flag.
I don't think any government facility of any kind should have any flag other than the state and American flag. I'm from South Carolina and I spent a lot of time and effort trying to convince people of that view because it would have ended the whole Confederate flag affair a long time ago. If it's municipal, it doesn't need any representation beyond the State it's located in and it's Country of origin.
@novelus You're comparing prisoners of war and soldiers missing or killed in action... to the LGBT flag having representation during pride month at an American embassy?
It goes for any flag. I'm not saying we shouldn't honor POW or MIA soldiers, there's other ways to do that than flying a flag at the Post Office. Allowing those allows the argument for other flags, and you fly this and fly that and eventually you're forced to fly a flag that never should have been up, or people that don't get their flag flown feel slighted because it hasn't happened. Now businesses, residences, fly what you like.
I read this comment to mean that str8 people don’t get to claim the flag as “theirs” by saying appreciating Pride is somehow not the pinnacle of ‘Americanness’.
I think now maybe his plan was to say gay ppl are less American. Which is stupid, because that’s not how nationality works.
EITHER WAY, the whole ship on flying-flags-thing-as-Americanness kinda sailed when we let corporations have their company flag next to the US flag (on a different pole, slightly lower). That mixed with the right of every flag owner to lower it for a personal observance (local death) means the US flag is ALREADY subject to customization. So stahp whining already.
Why is there even a pride flag?? Just stick with the American flag, ain’t no body need to know your gay by flying some bright rainbow flag in the middle of your yard.
Meh...Taiwan just legalized same sex marriage so why shouldn't they? It doesn't ostracize anyone . I think the world would be calmer if people ignored things that don't affect/harm them or harm society.
It’s not about special treatment. It’s a show of support for a group that still faces worldwide discrimination and threat. The fact that it’s being done in American embassies around the world is a strong sort of support, too, considering how powerful the US is in global politics. And it’s just a flag, how does it hurt you in any way?
What he stated was the exact opposite of that... and a lot of people in the LGBT community agree with this guys perspective. I'm not saying I'm a fan of everything Walsh posts, but in this case I dont disagree with the idea that the flag represents all Americans, period.
Not all of these have been put into effect, but here's a list. It focuses more on trans people, but there's a few that concern the LGBT community as a whole:
https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration
I can try searching for more if anyone's interested.
The main one that has gone into effect is that trans people can be denied care based on religious beliefs. There's also plans to allow homeless shelters to deny trans people, as well as denying them health care as a whole.
Not saying I agree with this or not, but neither of those things are a right. No where in the Constitution or Bill of Rights does it say that anyone has the right to healthcare or to a be in a homeless shelter. Again, not saying I agree with these policies, but it is the truth.
Health care in itself isn't as far as I know, so I don't disagree with you there. The problem comes in the sense that people in the health care industry are allowed to discriminate against trans people, which civil rights laws are meant to prevent.
I think now maybe his plan was to say gay ppl are less American. Which is stupid, because that’s not how nationality works.
EITHER WAY, the whole ship on flying-flags-thing-as-Americanness kinda sailed when we let corporations have their company flag next to the US flag (on a different pole, slightly lower). That mixed with the right of every flag owner to lower it for a personal observance (local death) means the US flag is ALREADY subject to customization. So stahp whining already.
https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration
I can try searching for more if anyone's interested.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/civil-rights