sunieepo:lesbianflaghistory:Seeing a lot of misinformation flying around regarding lesbian flags
sunieepo: lesbianflaghistory: Seeing a lot of misinformation flying around regarding lesbian flags this year, particularly the pink one, so here’s my attempt to set the record straight! FAQ/Common Misconceptions and Sources are listed below the cut - if anything in this post contradicts what you’ve heard, I’d encourage you to read through them before responding. Please DO NOT promote flag redesigns on this post :) Keep reading I was originally going to reblog this without commentary, but after seeing some of the comments spurred by the wording and phraseology of this post, I’m going to make an addendum. The information in this post is factually correct as far as I can tell, and the person who made this post does have a genuine, vested interest in clearing up the hubbub surrounding the lesbian flag. However, I also want to make it evident that the phrasing used in this post pushes an agenda that we, as lesbians, should be happy with only the rainbow flag and should stop trying to make a lesbian flag for our community. I disagree with this ideology, and feel that this idea should have been left out of this supposedly neutral informative post. I’m very annoyed that such commentary was made towards the end of this otherwise good faith post. tl;dr The information in this post is correct, but don’t feel bad, as lesbians, for trying to create a new community flag for ourselves. The rainbow flag does include us, but there is nothing wrong with us wanting to have our own flag, just like how bisexual people have their own flag. Efforts and attempts to create a new lesbian flag are not completely fruitless, as I have noticed certain flags gaining much more traction than others. It truly is odd to be accused of having an “agenda”, pushing an “ideology” and acting “in bad faith” based on the fact that I said:I think a “universal” lesbian flag emerging is, at this point, somewhat unlikely (speculation based on current climate)I don’t think this is necessarily a disaster (opinion), because there already exist lesbian-specific symbols of pride that aren’t flags (fact)the Gilbert Baker rainbow was also designed with lesbians in mind (reminder that is not without precedent, as I’ve seen a lot of younger lesbians misunderstand the rainbow flag as “for gay men only” and feel like it is not theirs to use)So many people are reading condescension and malice into a conclusion that was intended to be speculative and, on some level, reassuring. I don’t think there’s anything inherently “wrong” about wanting or making flags (I clarify this multiple times under the cut), but I do think that the lack of a universal lesbian flag as an issue is vastly overstated, and I do not think it is a bad thing at all to help contextualise it in the hopes that others will feel less stressed out about it.Sorry that you find this annoying! -- source link