jpkoushel
jpkoushel t1_j5yq1ux wrote
Reply to comment by RefrigeratorRater in The new "district approved" stickers that Hanover teachers have to use because rainbows aren't allowed by Awrnawr
I know you're getting a lot of replies but I hope you have time to read this.
The reason that it's not a battle flag is because it's inherently not two-sided. If the sides were, "Nobody can be gay" and "Everybody has to be gay", you would have a valid point. However, that's not the case.
Right now the conflict is one side saying, "Nobody can be gay" but the opposition is just saying "It's okay to be gay and you should expect the same respect the rest of society gets by default".
If you're not gay that's fine. Nobody is excluding straight people from anything. People are just asking to be able to show support to a group that's currently and historically been given a hard time just for existing.
jpkoushel t1_j5yy5j2 wrote
Reply to comment by RefrigeratorRater in The new "district approved" stickers that Hanover teachers have to use because rainbows aren't allowed by Awrnawr
The side posting flags etc is the middle side. They're the ones saying be gay if you are and don't be if you're not. Nobody is forcing anyone to partake in anything they don't want to