“We took down our Pride flags… I took out any books I thought would be incriminating.”
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"O'er the land of the freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....
......and the home of the brave."
......and the home of the brave."
That is crazy that here in America, one has to be concerned about sharing their beliefs and values. It is abhorrent that this is where we are. And **** Elon. Guy is a prick and has no business nosing through our countries business.
It's wild to me that having a pride flag now gets someone labeled as a "far left activist"
It's a political flag and every honest person knows that.
Retard.
This is so dumb. Do you really think these people have the ability to spend money on whatever their political interests are?
No, it isn't. Are you really this narrow minded?
I see it as a flag supporting a minority group. Whenever I see one flying, politics doesn't come to mind at all.
Now on the other hand, I don't doubt for a second that people like you immediately think about politics when you see one.
I would think the bigger story is a federal department being raided by an agency that doesn’t legally exist, staffed by people who are not government employees, and conducting a fishing expedition for anything they deem inappropriate, without a warrant or Congressional mandate.
But that’s just me.
But that’s just me.
Can you imagine the MAGA crowd if this was being done by Obama's foot soldiers? Dear God, the whining would be heard in the heavens.
“We took down our Pride flags… I took out any books I thought would be incriminating.”
and replaced them with this ...
I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C.
But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride movement has been hijacked by a left-wing agenda, and some of its advocacy is actually setting gay people back.
A quick look at the national Pride website reveals not a neutral agenda advocating for all gay people, but a blatant endorsement of progressivism — even on issues that have little to do with gay rights. Advocate.com, a news website affiliated with the Pride movement, contains a glowing profile of gun-control advocate Emma Gonzalez on its homepage, even nominating her for their “Hall of Fame.” Another article openly calls on gay people to “fight for gun reform.”
The Pride rallies last year in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles could have easily been mistaken for the gun-control-oriented March for Our Lives, pro-choice Women’s March, or any other left-wing rally. Rainbow flags reading “Make America Gay Again” openly mock President Trump’s signature slogan, and ignore the obvious reality that America has never been more gay-friendly than it is in 2018. One anti-Trump chant at last year’s D.C. rally went viral — “We’re here, we’re queer, get that Cheeto out of here.”
Apparently, so-called advocates of LGBT equality don’t think that gay people are capable of supporting gun rights or President Trump, even though he won 15 percent of the LGBT vote. The 2017 Charlotte Pride rally even went so far as to bar a pro-Trump group, “Deplorable Pride,” from entering a float in the parade, because their version of pride was deemed “anti-LGBTQ.” For all their talk about gay rights, too many in the Pride movement don’t think gay people should have the right to think for themselves.
I may not personally support Trump, but I want no part of a movement that strips gay people of our individuality. By conflating gay pride with an anti-Trump attitude and support for progressivism, advocates insinuate that gay people must be liberal, and in doing so, they succumb to the same stereotyping they claim to be #resisting. An authentic approach to LGBT equality would treat gay people as individuals with different life experiences and values that shape our political views, not just shove us into a box with Bernie Sanders.
The sinister side effects of the modern Pride movement don’t stop there. It’s understandable that after decades of oppression and discrimination, gay people might want to let loose and celebrate their sexuality — but too often, these marches devolve into the same stereotypes of sexual deviancy that they’re supposed to be dispelling.
A 2015 Pride rally got national news coverage after an ISIS flag featuring dildos and butt plugs was mistaken for the real thing. At almost any Pride event, you’ll find scantily-clad marchers, rainbow-themed sex toys, and profane posters.
The hypersexualization of the Pride movement is so extreme that it’s reinforcing the biases some Americans still have against gay people. Attitudes toward gay rights are shifting in the right direction, but a portion of the country remains deeply opposed to homosexuality, and views it as a deviant, immoral lifestyle. How will we change their mind? This isn’t an easy question, but progress certainly won’t be promoted by streaking through the streets in the nude, as some men did at last year’s Pride rally in New York.
If anything, real societal acceptance comes through assimilation — after all, that’s how we won public support for same-sex marriage. Jonah Goldberg writes about this in his book Suicide of the West: “Why did the struggle for gay marriage succeed? Because it appealed not to radicalism but to bourgeois values about family formation.” At the Republican National Convention, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel said “I am proud to be gay … but most of all I am proud to be an American.” A nervous moment passed, and then the conservative-filled stadium exploded in applause.
This modest approach might not be sexy, but it produces results. Fox News commentator Guy Benson made a splash with a viral video he did for Prager University: “I’m Gay … Conservative … So What?” In the video, he says “My values define me, while my sexual orientation sometimes feels more like a footnote.” His reserved approach to his sexuality outraged some on the left, but when Benson recently announced his engagement to a man, he was widely congratulated by conservatives, even by members of the religious right like Ben Shapiro. If Pride advocates really want to increase LGBT acceptance, they should embrace this approach.
Don’t get me wrong: The Pride marches aren’t all bad. They do place important emphasis on AIDS awareness, and gay love is worthy of recognition. But as long as the Pride movement puppets progressivism and engages in self-defeating hypersexualization, I won’t be joining in the celebration.
Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) is a writer for Young Voices.
I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month - Washington Examiner
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C. But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride...
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We all figured.
My Chicago Cubs flag is a political flag if someone is a whiny enough bitch about it.
1) Why should anyone want strangers to know about their private lives? The homosexual mafia complains about Trump's decorum while wearing assless chaps in parades and grinding in front of children's faces.
2) PRIDE? Human sexuality is not an achievement. That's like saying you are proud to have been born with 2 eyeballs. Why? You didn't carve eyes out of marble and bring them to life.
3) Some of the other stuff you typed I agree with.
That’s because you’re radical fringe leftist. 99.9% Americans would consider you a freek.
Gay pride flag= political
Supreme Court justice flags, Not political
Supreme Court justice flags, Not political
Do you think somebody with a pride flag should be fired?
Gay pride flag= political
Supreme Court justice flags, Not political
That's sad. There's no reason she should have to take down those flags unless her employer doesn't allow it.
This is a witch hunt with no oversight. You seem to favor this but then again you are a bad person so I am not surprised.
The Washington Examiner. LOL Wasn't that thief kicked out of Congress for multiple felonies a Republican? He was also gay. What's your point?I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C.
But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride movement has been hijacked by a left-wing agenda, and some of its advocacy is actually setting gay people back.
A quick look at the national Pride website reveals not a neutral agenda advocating for all gay people, but a blatant endorsement of progressivism — even on issues that have little to do with gay rights. Advocate.com, a news website affiliated with the Pride movement, contains a glowing profile of gun-control advocate Emma Gonzalez on its homepage, even nominating her for their “Hall of Fame.” Another article openly calls on gay people to “fight for gun reform.”
The Pride rallies last year in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles could have easily been mistaken for the gun-control-oriented March for Our Lives, pro-choice Women’s March, or any other left-wing rally. Rainbow flags reading “Make America Gay Again” openly mock President Trump’s signature slogan, and ignore the obvious reality that America has never been more gay-friendly than it is in 2018. One anti-Trump chant at last year’s D.C. rally went viral — “We’re here, we’re queer, get that Cheeto out of here.”
Apparently, so-called advocates of LGBT equality don’t think that gay people are capable of supporting gun rights or President Trump, even though he won 15 percent of the LGBT vote. The 2017 Charlotte Pride rally even went so far as to bar a pro-Trump group, “Deplorable Pride,” from entering a float in the parade, because their version of pride was deemed “anti-LGBTQ.” For all their talk about gay rights, too many in the Pride movement don’t think gay people should have the right to think for themselves.
I may not personally support Trump, but I want no part of a movement that strips gay people of our individuality. By conflating gay pride with an anti-Trump attitude and support for progressivism, advocates insinuate that gay people must be liberal, and in doing so, they succumb to the same stereotyping they claim to be #resisting. An authentic approach to LGBT equality would treat gay people as individuals with different life experiences and values that shape our political views, not just shove us into a box with Bernie Sanders.
The sinister side effects of the modern Pride movement don’t stop there. It’s understandable that after decades of oppression and discrimination, gay people might want to let loose and celebrate their sexuality — but too often, these marches devolve into the same stereotypes of sexual deviancy that they’re supposed to be dispelling.
A 2015 Pride rally got national news coverage after an ISIS flag featuring dildos and butt plugs was mistaken for the real thing. At almost any Pride event, you’ll find scantily-clad marchers, rainbow-themed sex toys, and profane posters.
The hypersexualization of the Pride movement is so extreme that it’s reinforcing the biases some Americans still have against gay people. Attitudes toward gay rights are shifting in the right direction, but a portion of the country remains deeply opposed to homosexuality, and views it as a deviant, immoral lifestyle. How will we change their mind? This isn’t an easy question, but progress certainly won’t be promoted by streaking through the streets in the nude, as some men did at last year’s Pride rally in New York.
If anything, real societal acceptance comes through assimilation — after all, that’s how we won public support for same-sex marriage. Jonah Goldberg writes about this in his book Suicide of the West: “Why did the struggle for gay marriage succeed? Because it appealed not to radicalism but to bourgeois values about family formation.” At the Republican National Convention, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel said “I am proud to be gay … but most of all I am proud to be an American.” A nervous moment passed, and then the conservative-filled stadium exploded in applause.
This modest approach might not be sexy, but it produces results. Fox News commentator Guy Benson made a splash with a viral video he did for Prager University: “I’m Gay … Conservative … So What?” In the video, he says “My values define me, while my sexual orientation sometimes feels more like a footnote.” His reserved approach to his sexuality outraged some on the left, but when Benson recently announced his engagement to a man, he was widely congratulated by conservatives, even by members of the religious right like Ben Shapiro. If Pride advocates really want to increase LGBT acceptance, they should embrace this approach.
Don’t get me wrong: The Pride marches aren’t all bad. They do place important emphasis on AIDS awareness, and gay love is worthy of recognition. But as long as the Pride movement puppets progressivism and engages in self-defeating hypersexualization, I won’t be joining in the celebration.
Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) is a writer for Young Voices.
I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month - Washington Examiner
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C. But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride...
I doubt you know many gay people. If you do they are only polite to your face. I know almost no gay men think this way. NONE.
Sorry to say, no one cares about the Cubs or their flag. Oh, and the Cubs are gay! 😜
Really. I wish people like OP could see themselves through others’ eyes just once. I would think they might be embarrassed, but it seems being MAGA means having no shame.
Can you, or anyone link to the section of federal code you’re referring to about a sitting POTUS appointing and granting a security clearance to anyone he chooses being illegal.
No, you can’t. Yet you keep repeating the same thing over and over.
Reality and facts are hard for you. It’s going to be a very long four years. You had best spend a lot of time in your comfortable echo chamber here, or figure out a way to crawl back into your mother’s womb.
I agree with almost all of this, but would just note these are hardly the first people in recent years who felt a need to self censor.
And no Democrats have lifted a finger beyond some mild disagreement on social media. It's like they think this will just go away by itself.
What about free speech? I assume you see no problem with the flags.I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C.
But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride movement has been hijacked by a left-wing agenda, and some of its advocacy is actually setting gay people back.
A quick look at the national Pride website reveals not a neutral agenda advocating for all gay people, but a blatant endorsement of progressivism — even on issues that have little to do with gay rights. Advocate.com, a news website affiliated with the Pride movement, contains a glowing profile of gun-control advocate Emma Gonzalez on its homepage, even nominating her for their “Hall of Fame.” Another article openly calls on gay people to “fight for gun reform.”
The Pride rallies last year in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles could have easily been mistaken for the gun-control-oriented March for Our Lives, pro-choice Women’s March, or any other left-wing rally. Rainbow flags reading “Make America Gay Again” openly mock President Trump’s signature slogan, and ignore the obvious reality that America has never been more gay-friendly than it is in 2018. One anti-Trump chant at last year’s D.C. rally went viral — “We’re here, we’re queer, get that Cheeto out of here.”
Apparently, so-called advocates of LGBT equality don’t think that gay people are capable of supporting gun rights or President Trump, even though he won 15 percent of the LGBT vote. The 2017 Charlotte Pride rally even went so far as to bar a pro-Trump group, “Deplorable Pride,” from entering a float in the parade, because their version of pride was deemed “anti-LGBTQ.” For all their talk about gay rights, too many in the Pride movement don’t think gay people should have the right to think for themselves.
I may not personally support Trump, but I want no part of a movement that strips gay people of our individuality. By conflating gay pride with an anti-Trump attitude and support for progressivism, advocates insinuate that gay people must be liberal, and in doing so, they succumb to the same stereotyping they claim to be #resisting. An authentic approach to LGBT equality would treat gay people as individuals with different life experiences and values that shape our political views, not just shove us into a box with Bernie Sanders.
The sinister side effects of the modern Pride movement don’t stop there. It’s understandable that after decades of oppression and discrimination, gay people might want to let loose and celebrate their sexuality — but too often, these marches devolve into the same stereotypes of sexual deviancy that they’re supposed to be dispelling.
A 2015 Pride rally got national news coverage after an ISIS flag featuring dildos and butt plugs was mistaken for the real thing. At almost any Pride event, you’ll find scantily-clad marchers, rainbow-themed sex toys, and profane posters.
The hypersexualization of the Pride movement is so extreme that it’s reinforcing the biases some Americans still have against gay people. Attitudes toward gay rights are shifting in the right direction, but a portion of the country remains deeply opposed to homosexuality, and views it as a deviant, immoral lifestyle. How will we change their mind? This isn’t an easy question, but progress certainly won’t be promoted by streaking through the streets in the nude, as some men did at last year’s Pride rally in New York.
If anything, real societal acceptance comes through assimilation — after all, that’s how we won public support for same-sex marriage. Jonah Goldberg writes about this in his book Suicide of the West: “Why did the struggle for gay marriage succeed? Because it appealed not to radicalism but to bourgeois values about family formation.” At the Republican National Convention, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel said “I am proud to be gay … but most of all I am proud to be an American.” A nervous moment passed, and then the conservative-filled stadium exploded in applause.
This modest approach might not be sexy, but it produces results. Fox News commentator Guy Benson made a splash with a viral video he did for Prager University: “I’m Gay … Conservative … So What?” In the video, he says “My values define me, while my sexual orientation sometimes feels more like a footnote.” His reserved approach to his sexuality outraged some on the left, but when Benson recently announced his engagement to a man, he was widely congratulated by conservatives, even by members of the religious right like Ben Shapiro. If Pride advocates really want to increase LGBT acceptance, they should embrace this approach.
Don’t get me wrong: The Pride marches aren’t all bad. They do place important emphasis on AIDS awareness, and gay love is worthy of recognition. But as long as the Pride movement puppets progressivism and engages in self-defeating hypersexualization, I won’t be joining in the celebration.
Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) is a writer for Young Voices.
I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month - Washington Examiner
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C. But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride...
This is an amazing article. Thank you for sharingI’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C.
But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride movement has been hijacked by a left-wing agenda, and some of its advocacy is actually setting gay people back.
A quick look at the national Pride website reveals not a neutral agenda advocating for all gay people, but a blatant endorsement of progressivism — even on issues that have little to do with gay rights. Advocate.com, a news website affiliated with the Pride movement, contains a glowing profile of gun-control advocate Emma Gonzalez on its homepage, even nominating her for their “Hall of Fame.” Another article openly calls on gay people to “fight for gun reform.”
The Pride rallies last year in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles could have easily been mistaken for the gun-control-oriented March for Our Lives, pro-choice Women’s March, or any other left-wing rally. Rainbow flags reading “Make America Gay Again” openly mock President Trump’s signature slogan, and ignore the obvious reality that America has never been more gay-friendly than it is in 2018. One anti-Trump chant at last year’s D.C. rally went viral — “We’re here, we’re queer, get that Cheeto out of here.”
Apparently, so-called advocates of LGBT equality don’t think that gay people are capable of supporting gun rights or President Trump, even though he won 15 percent of the LGBT vote. The 2017 Charlotte Pride rally even went so far as to bar a pro-Trump group, “Deplorable Pride,” from entering a float in the parade, because their version of pride was deemed “anti-LGBTQ.” For all their talk about gay rights, too many in the Pride movement don’t think gay people should have the right to think for themselves.
I may not personally support Trump, but I want no part of a movement that strips gay people of our individuality. By conflating gay pride with an anti-Trump attitude and support for progressivism, advocates insinuate that gay people must be liberal, and in doing so, they succumb to the same stereotyping they claim to be #resisting. An authentic approach to LGBT equality would treat gay people as individuals with different life experiences and values that shape our political views, not just shove us into a box with Bernie Sanders.
The sinister side effects of the modern Pride movement don’t stop there. It’s understandable that after decades of oppression and discrimination, gay people might want to let loose and celebrate their sexuality — but too often, these marches devolve into the same stereotypes of sexual deviancy that they’re supposed to be dispelling.
A 2015 Pride rally got national news coverage after an ISIS flag featuring dildos and butt plugs was mistaken for the real thing. At almost any Pride event, you’ll find scantily-clad marchers, rainbow-themed sex toys, and profane posters.
The hypersexualization of the Pride movement is so extreme that it’s reinforcing the biases some Americans still have against gay people. Attitudes toward gay rights are shifting in the right direction, but a portion of the country remains deeply opposed to homosexuality, and views it as a deviant, immoral lifestyle. How will we change their mind? This isn’t an easy question, but progress certainly won’t be promoted by streaking through the streets in the nude, as some men did at last year’s Pride rally in New York.
If anything, real societal acceptance comes through assimilation — after all, that’s how we won public support for same-sex marriage. Jonah Goldberg writes about this in his book Suicide of the West: “Why did the struggle for gay marriage succeed? Because it appealed not to radicalism but to bourgeois values about family formation.” At the Republican National Convention, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel said “I am proud to be gay … but most of all I am proud to be an American.” A nervous moment passed, and then the conservative-filled stadium exploded in applause.
This modest approach might not be sexy, but it produces results. Fox News commentator Guy Benson made a splash with a viral video he did for Prager University: “I’m Gay … Conservative … So What?” In the video, he says “My values define me, while my sexual orientation sometimes feels more like a footnote.” His reserved approach to his sexuality outraged some on the left, but when Benson recently announced his engagement to a man, he was widely congratulated by conservatives, even by members of the religious right like Ben Shapiro. If Pride advocates really want to increase LGBT acceptance, they should embrace this approach.
Don’t get me wrong: The Pride marches aren’t all bad. They do place important emphasis on AIDS awareness, and gay love is worthy of recognition. But as long as the Pride movement puppets progressivism and engages in self-defeating hypersexualization, I won’t be joining in the celebration.
Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) is a writer for Young Voices.
I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month - Washington Examiner
June is nationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, with events in major cities across the country planned to celebrate gay history and social progress, like last weekend’s Pride Parade in Washington, D.C. But even though I’m proud to be gay, you won’t find me at any rallies this June. The Pride...
I don't think it should be in a workplace. Neither should a cross or a star of David or a political sign. Leave it at home.
Why did she have a pride flag and pride books at work anyway? Was it part of her job? That's my problem with gays. The need to be in everybody's face about it. Attention whores.
I think doge does technically exist in eop, though i have no idea about personnel status (and i suspect few do). I’m a bit dubious about the characterization as a raid (at least legally), and am actually wondering why a warrant would be needed for federal people to “search” a federal agency.
I never said granting a security clearance was illegal.
And if you think a grant of a security clearance gives Musk - who is a foreign national, not a full time federal employee, and not Senate confirmed — the ability to access American’s private information in violation of the Privacy Act and impound Congressionally appropriated funds, I can’t help you.
