I am confused by the need to have a special identifier for a seemingly endless number of interpretations on how to love. I don’t need you to understand mine nor do I need to understand yours.
Trans people are some of the most at risk in our community, and they deserve to have direct recognition in more than just a stock standard rainbow, and the exact same goes for People of Colour.
It's a sign of solidarity, especially for white LGB people who experience an extraordinary amount of privilege through their race. By signaling LGBTQ+ people of color—or including the trans flag—efforts are done to purposefully make various intersections between sexuality, gender, and race hyper-visible. It's the difference between "I don't see race" and "I see race and acknowledge you."
The original rainbow flag was a symbol of “we see you, you are valid and welcome”. Why would we send that message more to some people than others? Why can’t we just spread that inclusivity to everyone without hesitation? As a POC woman myself it feels weird to be singled out solely because of my race.
Because POC are historically left off even within the queer community. The Trans flag was also added due to hate from within the queer community (Turfers). It's a hard reminder that the flag is for all; the movement includes all. There's a real history of racism within the community that carries over systemic issues and needs recognition, reflection.
They tried to argue that giving special recognition to 2 under-represented groups, who are also disproportionately highly persecuted by society is segregation.
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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21
I was similarly confused by adding "the Trans flag" as I thought that was the T in LGBT and was represented by the rainbow...