Other photos of this flag, displaying the above details better, can be found here: and.
Superimposed are a male and a female biological symbol intertwined, each in yellow with a black border. The flag is rectangular, divided from upper hoist to lower fly, blue at the hoist and pink in the fly. Reactions to it were mixed but the sponsors, John Hugo and Samson Racioppi, unveiled their "Straight Pride" flag a few days before. Pete Loeser, text from Historical Flags of Our Ancestors, Ī "Straight Pride" parade was held today, Saturday, 31 August 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It mimics the striped Gay Pride Rainbow by changing the rainbow colors into neutral shades of black, grey and white. We could call it "the binarism flag." In a larger sense, since the Rainbow Flag stands generically for diversity in addition to symbolizing gay identity, this could be viewed as a complementary uniformity flag.īut in that case it would not be a real "heterosexual pride" flag, rather a "heterosexual supremacy" flag (it is difficult to separate these issues, especially when a majority is envolved, but it is possible), or even a flag against sexual orientation diversity.Īn interesting "reaction" flag has resulted from the Gay Rights/Equal Marriage Movements of the early 2000s. I see the symbolism as more the yin and the yang of male and female, represented by the two most basic colours, coming together on the flag. Seems more like an anti-gay flag, or at least for sexual conservatism. It was, essentially, suggested by political conservatives who were generally opposed to the symbolism of a flag for a sexual orientation anyway a quick online search indicates that many conservatives have rhetorically suggested such a symbol many times since, indicating that perhaps that is its main value. I did see that design suggested at one point, but for the life of me, I can't find it now. The obvious reference is to the Rainbow Flag, essentially removed of its color. I believe the design was six horizontal stripes, N-W-N-W-N-W. I have seen a proposed flag for heterosexuals.
I believe the reason for non-existence of a flag for heterosexuals is the same that explains the general absence of specific symbology for any majority, either ethnic, social, etc.
He said in recent years, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities have seen the lifting of many barriers that prevented them from living open and honest lives.
Members especially leaned on each other for support Wednesday, a day after surprising election results, according to Scott Fearing, executive director of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. The flag burning happened at a time when many are wondering what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for the LGBT community. I thought I lived in a very accepting area of Rochester and I just couldn’t believe that this happened in the downtown region,” Ventura said. Ventura, who lives at the house with a roommate, called the incident a “targeted hate crime.” “There were heated temperaments due to the election happening so I did make the tie later on that possibly the election was the reason,” said Ventura. He said it’s clear someone was making a statement. on Election Day, when Greg Ventura returned home from dinner. The burned rainbow flag was found just after 5:00 p.m. Police are investigating the burning of a gay pride flag, after a resident in the North Winton Village area discovered its charred remains on his front porch.