‘It is patently offensive that Mark Esper has, along with the Confederate flag, declared the Pride flag to be “divisive”. Will Goodwin is a gay Army veteran and government affairs director for the anti-Trump group VoteVets. ‘Alarming message to LGBTQ service members’ Naturally, that has angered LGBT+ people serving in the military – as has conflating rainbow flags to the Confederate flag. However now the Washington Blade has confirmed with the Pentagon that the guidance also prohibits the flying of the Pride Flag. The public aim is to stop military bases displaying the Confederate flag with its racist, pro-slavery heritage. From now on, only the US flag, state flags, military flags and flags of allies are allowed. It comes around a year after the Trump administration banned its embassies from displaying LGBT+ rainbow flags.īut new guidance from Defense Secretary Mark Esper restricts what flags can go on display at military installations. Cancelled.The US Department of Defense has used a memo banning the military from displaying Confederate flags to also ban the LGBT+ Pride Flag. Unsurprisingly, Parker’s comments drew plenty of ire from people. While some view the flag through a lens of Southern pride, others see it as a representation of racism and slavery. Red with a blue cross and thirteen white stars, the flag has become rife with controversy and division. The one that is commonly seen now (and in large swaths in Charlottesville) is the Army of Northern Virginia battle flag. In contrast, the Confederate flag is a representation of the Confederate States of America. Its horizontal rainbow stripes showcase the diversity of the community. Representing solidarity, it is a symbol of hope and harmony. It has become the most well-known and recognized symbol of the LGBTI community and movement. It debuted in San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1978. Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag after meeting Harvey Milk. So if Nancy Pelosi wants to say that we’re going to start shutting down First Amendment rights of a certain group of people, then what happens the next time that the homosexuals want to walk through an American city and protest and counter protesters come out?’ History of pride and Confederate flags
‘These two flags represent the exact same thing. That certain people groups are not welcome here. ‘But you know what’s really interesting and really incredible irony here is the same people that are demanding that the Confederate flag comes down are the same people that are insisting that the rainbow flag goes up,’ she said. She discussed the supposed irony of those angry over the display of the Confederate flag. She first doubled down on the idea of multiple sides and said: ‘The question became then, well, do you denounce the one part of it?’Īs the segment continued, Parker brought up an alarming notion. The weekend’s events resulted in one person dead and several injured.Ĭo-host Steve Doocy spoke with Parker about the weekend and various responses to it. Parker appeared on the episode to discuss the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. In a segment on Tuesday’s Fox & Friends (Donald Trump’s most trusted news source), Republic commentator Star Parker compared the LGBTI pride flag with the Confederate flag.