The “trans” iteration of the pride flag, and various other versions, seems to be replacing the original rainbow flag. A Google search returns that the progress pride flag represents the “marginalized LGBTQ+ community.” Perhaps the flag flyers have good intentions and are not aware that the revised flag might be divisive rather than unifying, and exclusive rather than inclusive, no matter how many new colored stripes and symbols are added. Maybe those who fly these flags do not intend to be disrespectful, yet displaying these flags seems to be about making an ideological or political statement, and many find that message offensive.

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In case you are outside of this charged ideological arena, here are a few details to understand. The LGB community was hijacked by the TQ+ folks and the rest of the ever-growing alphabet of add-ons, which linked itself, without permission or consent, to the LGB movement and its hard-won rights. […]

Kids are declaring new identities after being influenced by social media and internet content. A young person is a target if they feel angst, distress, confusion, or don’t fit in, and they are vulnerable to love bombing and promises of a better life if they take steps to alter or fix their “wrong” bodies. “Trans” and “Q+” seem to want the limelight now, and these gender identities have an aggressive activist agenda.

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Blaming the body for complex issues and ignoring underlying co-morbidities is encouraged and celebrated in the current edict issued by “trans” activists, with no questions or discussion allowed. Common sense, critical thinking, and independent thought are discouraged in the name of social justice or a new civil rights focus gone too far. So, the new “trans” and progress pride flags also represent the irreversible harm to the bodies and health of our youngest and most vulnerable kids and adults, and that is not cool or a symbol of virtue.