The additions are to highlight the parts of our community that are typically underrepresented, more vulnerable, and facing higher levels of discrimination (i.e. trans people, intersex people, and queer people of color).
It also helps weed out the “LGB without the T” assholes. As a trans woman, seeing just the rainbow flag flying somewhere often makes me think “is this actually a safe place, or do they hate me more than the place next door with no flag?” Usually that isn’t the case, but the doubt exists, and it sucks.
The additions are to highlight the parts of our community that are typically underrepresented, more vulnerable, and facing higher levels of discrimination (i.e. trans people, intersex people, and queer people of color).
It also helps weed out the “LGB without the T” assholes. As a trans woman, seeing just the rainbow flag flying somewhere often makes me think “is this actually a safe place, or do they hate me more than the place next door with no flag?” Usually that isn’t the case, but the doubt exists, and it sucks.
Yeah makes sense. Even if you include “all” marginalized groups that’s a far cry from “everyone”.
Also agree the ship has sailed on using the rainbow-only flag to mean everything. Thanks for responding to my thought anyway.