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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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The rainbow flag or pride flag is a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of LGBT pride began in San Francisco, California, but eventually became common at LGBT rights events worldwide.

Originally devised by the artists Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara and other activists, the design underwent several revisions after its debut in 1978, and continues to inspire variations. Although Baker's original rainbow flag had eight colors, from 1979 to the present day the most common variant consists of six stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is typically displayed horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow.

LGBT people and allies currently use rainbow flags and many rainbow-themed items and color schemes as an outward symbol of their identity or support. There are derivations of the rainbow flag that are used to focus attention on specific causes or groups within the community (e.g. transgender people, fighting the AIDS epidemic, inclusion of LGBT people of color). In addition to the rainbow, many other flags and symbols are used to communicate specific identities within the LGBT community.

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[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Cishet men of Hexbear, if your partner asks you if you want children, the correct answer is:

"No matter what my answer is, it will always be seconday to your decision."

nah this means he'd have kid(s) if she wanted and he doesn't, and that's shitty for everybody involved.

the valid answers for sperm donors are "no", and "only if you do, but gestures broadly at the world".

[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You're right, not the best wording. I was trying to get at "Whether you do or don't, I don't want to get in the way."

Actually the whole thing is based on universalizing my own take and an interaction I misremembered.

Edit: "Who are you and what did you do with the real [partner's name]?" is a response I once gave when an ex brought up potentially having kids. Which yes, sounds ridiculous, but in context, we were both so heavily doomerpilled that I just assumed having a child was out of the question.

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