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Just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, he signed an executive order that shouldn’t be necessary but was made crucial by the Left’s radical gender theory. In one of his first actions as president, Trump signed an order officially recognizing “male” and “female” as the only genders, dashing the hopes and dreams of leftists who have been pushing to muddy the waters on the most basic biological reality. 
The order, titled “<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government</a>,” makes it the official policy of the U.S. government “to recognize two sexes, male and female.” 
“These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality,” Trump’s order states. 
The argument is pretty simple. A woman is an adult human female and a man is an adult human male. That sounds familiar — like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">something Matt Walsh has said</a> before. And for the first time in four years, we have a president who also understands that basic reality. Oh, and the ridiculous term “gender identity” doesn’t mean squat, according to Trump’s executive order.
“‘Gender identity’ reflects a fully internal and subjective sense of self, disconnected from biological reality and sex and existing on an infinite continuum, that does not provide a meaningful basis for identification and cannot be recognized as a replacement for sex,” the incredibly based order states. 
Trump’s ascension back to the White House is beautiful for many reasons, and maybe most of all because common sense is back in power and the craziness of the Left has been kicked to the curb. 
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Nearly four years later, the common sense we stood by, the common sense we built a company on, the common sense espoused by the vast majority of Americans, has been vindicated yet again. The Biden administration, the legacy media, and leftist activists tried to convince us that we’ve always been wrong about sex, but we are victorious because the truth is always victorious. Common sense is now the law of the land, and it’s that way because of people who stepped up to support woke-free alternatives. For those who chose to Shave Boldly, Live Freely.
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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump</a> State Department, headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has reportedly implemented a policy stating that any U.S. outposts in the country and abroad may fly only one flag: the United States flag.
Flags that were flown at the behest of the Biden administration such as the LGBT pride flag and Black Lives Matter flags will no longer be flown, although the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flags are permitted to be flown.
The order states, according to <a href="https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/trump-state-department-tells-embassies-and-outposts-only-fly-the-stars-and-stripes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Free Beacon</a>, which obtained a copy, “Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content. The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present. &#8230; The U.S. flag is a powerful symbol of pride and it is fitting and respectful that only the U.S. flag be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestically and abroad.”
A State Department employee transgressing the new policy will “face disciplinary action, including termination of employment or contract, or reassignment to their home agency.”
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In April 2021, then-Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken authorized U.S. embassies and consulates to fly the rainbow pride flag on the same pole as the American flag. “According to the cable and a State Department official, Mr. Blinken authorized diplomats to fly the pride flag  before May 17, which is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and to continue their display at diplomatic outposts through the month of June,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/us/us-embassy-pride-flag.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
In June 2021, the U.S. embassy in Nassau “raised the rainbow Pride Flag to honor the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons in The Bahamas and around the world,” the State Department stated. “The widely recognized rainbow flag will fly from the flagpole of the U.S. Embassy in Downtown Nassau, and at the Chief of Mission Residence on Sanford Road.”
“The administration also raised the Black Lives Matter flag at the U.S. embassy and consulates in Brazil to celebrate Black History Month in February 2022,” the Free Beacon noted.

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There’s religious adherence to the Pride flag during Pride Month, that most holy month.
In Spokane, Washington, they decided to paint a crosswalk with the Pride Progress flag.
You might think there would be a problem painting a crosswalk with Pride Progress flags because people walk and drive over it. It is a crosswalk.
It turns out there was a group of three teenagers who were on Lime electric scooters doing wheelies on the Pride Progress flag and then got caught on tape doing that.
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The three teenagers seen in this video have been charged with a felony for leaving scooter marks on the Pride flag painted on the street in Spokane, WA. Prosecutors are demanding a $15k bond for the teens. <a href="https://t.co/RPg1o5pabz">pic.twitter.com/RPg1o5pabz</a>
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They were arrested and charged with first-degree malicious mischief. They could go to jail because they did wheelies on the Pride Progress flag.
It was later reported they were also doing wheelies in other areas of town as well. 
But — Thou Must Not Have Any Other Gods Besides The Pride Progress Flag. This religion must never, ever be faced with dissent.
Malicious mischief?
Two of the three teens were underage, and they&#8217;ve not been named. So apparently, Lime is now announcing it will be implementing a no-go zone around that crosswalk, which means a scooter driven over the mural will be shut down remotely.
Everyone has to tiptoe right around the Pride Progress flag that&#8217;s on the ground.
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I&#8217;m really looking forward to Pride Month now, including people putting Pride Progress flags on all the seats on airplanes. If you sit on one of those seats, you’ll go to jail in a flash. That would be just great. Can’t wait.
The situation in Spokane is like the child’s game “The Floor Is Lava,” except the floor is the Pride Progress flag. Don&#8217;t walk on it. Don&#8217;t do it. If you do, you will be punished.
A press release from the city of Spokane <a href="https://my.spokanecity.org/police/news/2024/06/06/multiple-arrests-make-after-downtown-pride-mural-is-vandalized/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, “Officers observed widespread damage as black scuff marks consistent with scooter wheels were observed across the entirety of the mural. The area is clearly marked to keep traffic away as it was just re-painted to repair previous damage.”
“Attached to the [press] release were two photos demonstrating the extent of the damage, both of which showed faint black marks on the street painting consistent with thin tire marks,” The Publica <a href="https://www.thepublica.com/lime-scooters-will-now-shut-down-if-driven-over-pride-flag-crosswalk-in-spokane-wa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “The alleged vandalism, which was claimed by many to be motivated by homophobia, resulted in an outpouring of condemnation from Spokane’s LGBT community and those purporting to be LGBT allies.”
A local journalist complained he had seen other teenagers running over the pride mural crosswalk while he was reporting. He state, “A group of five to six kids just started doing donuts and creating skid marks on the Pride Mural.” He said they were also doing wheelies.
As we all know, there are no skid marks anywhere in America on roads. None.
If you don&#8217;t want people to drive on some image, don’t put it on the road. It feels like you&#8217;re daring people.
This is not the first time this has happened. In February, a 19-year-old was arrested after performing burnouts with his truck on a Pride crosswalk in Delray Beach, Florida. He was charged with felony criminal mischief.
This is so tiresome. Not to mention the fact that the media ignore cases where pro-life centers get burned down.
But step on a Pride Progress flag on the sidewalk and they’ll arrest you.

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As Pride Month continues, several people have been charged with allegedly defacing Pride flags painted on streets with tire marks, and some critics have even accused them of a hate crime.
In early February, a Florida man was <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/news/florida-man-dylan-brewer-arrested-for-vandalising-lgbtq-pride-mural/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of deliberately doing multiple burnouts with his pickup truck in a Delray Beach intersection that was painted in rainbow colors.
The incident was caught on surveillance video, which police released. It shows a pickup truck with LED underbody lights and an American flag attached to the back, leaving tire marks on the intersection&#8217;s Pride paint while making a hard left after dark.
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WATCH: Police in Delray Beach, FL have arrested and charged Dylan Brewer, 19, for spinning his tires on a gay pride crosswalk.
Police said Brewer &#39;caused significant damage to the streetscape painting, which serves as a symbol of unity and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community.&#39; <a href="https://t.co/kNlJ7Du8KK">pic.twitter.com/kNlJ7Du8KK</a>
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Dylan Brewer, 19, surrendered to authorities after they searched for him for a week. He was charged with felony criminal mischief, damage to property over $1,000, and misdemeanor reckless driving. He was released on a $5,250 bond.
“Witnesses reported that Brewer was observed intentionally performing multiple burnouts with his vehicle over the LGBTQ pride crosswalk,” the Delray Beach Police Department said. “The reckless action caused significant damage to the streetscape painting, which serves as a symbol of unity and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community.”
The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council declared Brewer&#8217;s actions should be considered a hate crime.
Then earlier this month, three teenagers were arrested and charged with a felony for leaving scooter marks on the Pride flag painted on a street in Spokane. Prosecutors demanded a $15,000 bond for the teens.
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The three teenagers seen in this video have been charged with a felony for leaving scooter marks on the Pride flag painted on the street in Spokane, WA. Prosecutors are demanding a $15k bond for the teens. <a href="https://t.co/RPg1o5pabz">pic.twitter.com/RPg1o5pabz</a>
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Police used surveillance footage from the intersection to find the suspects.
The 19-year-old suspect was charged with malicious mischief with a hate crime bias. He was accused of shouting &#8220;f&#8211;k you f&#8212;-t&#8221; at a passerby.
&#8220;We see that you have done this thing,&#8221; one witness <a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/arrests-wednesday-at-newly-painted-pride-crosswalk-mural/293-57722e04-0df0-4484-856e-fed3d7a37c23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;People don&#8217;t just go and do that without intention. You don&#8217;t destroy symbols without intention behind it.&#8221;
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Lime Scooters, which rents the scooters the teens were using, <a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/arrests-wednesday-at-newly-painted-pride-crosswalk-mural/293-57722e04-0df0-4484-856e-fed3d7a37c23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it would be &#8220;taking immediate action against the perpetrators.&#8221;
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“All of us at Lime condemn these vile acts in no uncertain terms,&#8221; the company said in a statement, adding that it is &#8220;disturbing to see the hate taking place in Spokane.&#8221;
&#8220;We will not let the hateful few spoil the joy of Pride Month in Spokane, and are grateful for those working to make Spokane more welcoming for all,&#8221; Lime Scooters added.
The company also said it was &#8220;immediately instituting a no-ride zone around the mural to protect it from any future vandalism attempts,&#8221; which <a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/lime-enacts-no-go-zone-around-pride-crosswalk-in-washington-after-vandalism-electric-scooters-bikes-pride-month-mural-spokane-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">means</a> the scooters will shut down if driven over the street&#8217;s Pride paint.
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A local Spokane outlet also <a href="https://www.khq.com/news/pride-mural-seemingly-defaced-in-front-of-nonstop-local-crew/article_3e3a635a-245f-11ef-bd88-dbadc982f984.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that more youths left scooter skid marks on the street&#8217;s Pride display the next day. The youngsters also left skid marks on other parts of the street.
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A new Washington state law making it a hate crime to deface public installations with the intent of intimidating a protected group <a href="https://www.khq.com/news/lgbtq-mural-defaced-by-arsonist-repainted-ahead-of-spokane-pride-festival/article_14ff7384-22f9-11ef-b1b4-ffcbead507ed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went</a> into effect on June 6.
In Bend, Oregon, several vehicles <a href="https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/bend-pride-crosswalk-defaced-graffiti-burnouts/article_14722cb6-2206-11ef-bc97-4791d5921734.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> burned their tires out on a Pride crosswalk, which police said could be classified as speed racing, which is a traffic violation as well as potentially even reckless driving.
In St. Petersburg, Florida residents complained about tire marks on their Pride-themed intersection as well.
“I’m having a hard time believing that it’s not intentional,” <a href="https://patch.com/florida/stpete/recently-repainted-lgbtq-pride-street-mural-defaced-tire-marks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rachel Covello, who organizes a local LGBT conference and called the police over the tire marks.
In some instances, streets painted in Pride flag colors have been vandalized directly with graffiti, arson, or more paint.
However, critics have argued that simply leaving tire marks or scooter skid marks on the street does not constitute a hate crime.

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Veterans get one day. Mothers get one day. Fathers, you guessed it, are celebrated for a single day. But when it comes to celebrating “Pride,” many retailers, corporations, and even government entities, drape themselves in rainbow-colored stripes for the entire month of June.
It’s virtue signaling at its most egregious, and frankly, we find the whole thing despicable. 
Companies jumped into Pride Month again this year even after Target faced major <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-releases-latest-pride-collection-complete-with-kids-books-and-rainbow-items-for-babies">backlash and boycotts</a> last summer after debuting a Pride Month collection that included rainbow-adorned baby outfits and, most alarmingly, “tuck-friendly” swimsuits for men who identify as women to hide their genitals. 
The company saw a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection">$6 billion decrease</a> in market capitalization amid consumer backlash and eventually moved some of the displays to the back of the store or took them down completely. This drama created a “no win” situation for them this year, according to one retail expert. 
&#8220;Scaling back only makes Target look weak without satisfying the desires of its progressive customers or the all-or-nothing demands of troublemakers,&#8221; Carol Spieckerman, president of retail advisory firm Spieckerman Retail, told <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/targets-plan-to-scale-back-2024-pride-month-merchandise-makes-it-look-weak-retail-expert-says-6c8ccd56">MarketWatch</a>. &#8220;Target isn&#8217;t responding to a lack of demand so much as caving to a vocal and hostile contingent that has identified Target as a high-profile example.&#8221;
This year Target has opted to seriously scale back their Pride displays and offer most of the collection online only. 
But the Pride Month homage didn’t go away this year. If anything, it became more egregious. 
Now, Pride Month is even being celebrated by America’s fiercest warriors.
Last weekend, the official Facebook page for the U.S. Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare Command showed their support for the beginning of “Pride Month.” With comments notably turned off, the account posted an image with no caption which included rainbow designs that read, &#8220;NSW. Dignity. Service. Respect. Equality. Pride.&#8221;
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Government entities also got in on the rainbow-drenched virtue signaling. The official POTUS account on X sent a message from President Joe Biden which <a href="https://x.com/POTUS/status/1796889437181190403">said</a>, “For generations, LGBTQI+ Americans have summoned the courage to live proudly – even when it meant putting their lives at risk.”
The post continued, “This Pride Month, we recommit to realizing the promise of America for all, to celebrating LGBTQI+ people, and to taking pride in the example they set.”
The Department of Defense also <a href="https://x.com/DeptofDefense/status/1796889685450453001">shared</a> a rainbow message which said they intend “to honor the contributions of LGBTQ+ service members.”
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Pride Month is a time to come together to honor the contributions of LGBTQ+ service members. We are committed to ensuring and promoting an atmosphere of dignity and respect for all civilian and military personnel. <a href="https://t.co/RyGTDBjUcN">pic.twitter.com/RyGTDBjUcN</a>
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/1796889685450453001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Are you exhausted yet? Fed up? Well buckle up, buttercup, there’s more.
MLB, which has zero current athletes who identify as LGBTQ, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-government-corporations-dive-into-pride-month-homage">noted</a>, also put its support behind Pride month.
“Baseball is everyone’s game. #PRIDE,” the MLB tweeted from their official account, also changing its X profile picture to a rainbow flag behind the MLB logo.
The traditionally conservative <a href="https://x.com/NASCAR/status/1796874338278281372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">NASCAR</a> made a similar move and claimed they were “proud to support the LGBTQ+ community.” The PBS show “<a href="https://x.com/sesamestreet/status/1796942283662823717">Sesame Street</a>,” which is geared toward children between the ages of 3 and 5, also added rainbows to their social media page to “celebrate and uplift” the “LGBTQIA community.”
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Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrideMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrideMonth</a> from Sesame Street! Today and every day, we celebrate and uplift the LGBTQIA+ members of our community. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and welcomed for who they are. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗🤎🖤 <a href="https://t.co/fCnG3gPAAQ">pic.twitter.com/fCnG3gPAAQ</a>
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Not to be outdone by “Sesame Street,” the kids content producer Ms. Rachel also posted Pride messaging for June. The popular YouTuber, who boasts close to 10 million subscribers, used a singsong voice to both promote Pride and insult anyone in advance for criticizing her views. 
“Happy Pride to all of our wonderful families and friends! This month and every month, I celebrate you. I’m so glad you’re here. I’m so glad you’re exactly who you are,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/matt-walsh-fires-back-after-ms-rachel-posts-pride-month-video-she-doesnt-want-your-business">said</a>. “To those who are going to comment they can’t watch this show anymore because of this support, no worries and much love your way. God bless. I am not chasing fame or views, I’m standing strong in love.”
This is such a common tactic on the Left: pretending that the opposition, the ones standing for norms that existed for centuries, are the ones who are weird and hateful. But you know what’s actually hateful? Forcing the masses to adopt one specific way of thinking and conform to a vocal minority, even if it violates their religious or moral beliefs.
Corporations like Target scaling down its Pride Month promotions proves once again that retailers can’t ignore the one thing that speaks louder than words: money. 
This June, take your funds and put them toward companies that refuse to bend the knee and worship at the altar of Pride.
You’re never going to find a Pride flag logo or limited edition rainbow razors at <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/products/precision-5-starter-kit?selling_plan=3781591253" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy’s</a>. Unlike so many other personal care brands, Jeremy’s stands firm for traditional values and rejects the forced promotion of LGBTQ doctrine. 
Spending your hard-earned money on Jeremy&#8217;s products should feel good because you know none of it is supporting Left-wing activist organizations that peddle this depravity to children by hosting sexually explicit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-to-sponsor-pride-parades-despite-ongoing-boycott">pride events</a> or donating millions to organizations that say kids can <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gap-to-give-25k-to-pro-trans-kids-organization-promote-it-in-stores">change genders</a> if they feel like it.
Don’t give your money to woke companies who hate you (and want to trans your kids). Stand up to the Pride Month madness with <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/products/precision-5-starter-kit?selling_plan=3781591253" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy’s Razors</a>.

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The Most Obnoxious Pride Month Displays Of 2024

Canadian Conservative Party leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pierre-poilievre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pierre Poilievre</a> ruffled a few feathers when he failed to attend a Pride flag-raising ceremony in Ottawa to kick off the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
Poilievre offered a simple explanation for his absence, saying that he was doing far more for the people of Canada if he addressed the issues they cared about rather than showing up to watch someone hoist a rainbow flag.
&#8220;I was working last night, until midnight, fighting against inflation and interest rate hikes, and that was my focus and will continue to be my focus,&#8221; Poilievre said when asked why he had not made it a point to attend the ceremony.
Canada&#8217;s Liberal Party created &#8220;Wanted&#8221; posters highlighting Poilievre&#8217;s absence at the flag-raising, mocking the Conservative Party leader and suggesting he didn&#8217;t want to attend unless he could wear a &#8220;straight pride&#8221; shirt.
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Is it because he couldn’t wear a “straight pride” shirt? <a href="https://t.co/fPRlRAaWtv">pic.twitter.com/fPRlRAaWtv</a>
— Liberal Party (@liberal_party) <a href="https://twitter.com/liberal_party/status/1797722558328140255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
But the &#8220;Wanted&#8221; poster appears to have backfired, as critics pointed out that it may not have done the damage the Liberal Party hoped it might — particularly because Poilievre&#8217;s own adoptive father is an <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-same-sex-marriage-abortion-1.7222881#:~:text=Poilievre's%20adoptive%20father%20is%20gay,Duncan%2C%20for%20two%20prominent%20positions." target="_blank" rel="noopener">openly gay man</a>.
&#8220;Poilievre’s adoptive father is openly gay, as is one of Poilievre’s deputy leaders. The Liberal party, in its desperation, has absolutely hit the bottom of the barrel,&#8221; one pointed out.
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Poilievre’s adoptive father is openly gay, as is one of Poilievre’s deputy leaders. The Liberal party, in its desperation, has absolutely hit the bottom of the barrel. <a href="https://t.co/I4BIxqJLjl">https://t.co/I4BIxqJLjl</a>
— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkay/status/1797965226404618249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Fear mongering of a man whose own father is gay, whose deputy leader is gay and who is surrounded in friendship and work by openly proud gay men and women. It’s gross and indicative of all the Liberal Party has left to talk about,&#8221; another said.
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Fear mongering of a man whose own father is gay, whose deputy leader is gay and who is surrounded in friendship and work by openly proud gay men and women.
It’s gross and indicative of all the Liberal Party has left to talk about. <a href="https://t.co/s21hOzeKQz">https://t.co/s21hOzeKQz</a>
— Laryssa Waler 🌻 Лариса Валєр (@LWaler) <a href="https://twitter.com/LWaler/status/1798018687196418426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Another day, another excruciatingly infantile tweet from the party running this country,&#8221; said another.
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Another day, another excruciatingly infantile tweet from the party running this country. <a href="https://t.co/lPbA5BhPsh">https://t.co/lPbA5BhPsh</a>
— Mia (@_CryMiaRiver) <a href="https://twitter.com/_CryMiaRiver/status/1797973739768090979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
Poilievre has not committed to attending any Pride Month-related events, and when asked, his only comment on the issue was to wish &#8220;everyone a happy Pride month, because our freedom is something in which all of us can take pride.&#8221;

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre Speaks At The Canada Strong And Free Conference

Canadian Liberals Mad Because Conservative Leader Doesn’t Pride Hard Enough

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BMW&#8217;s official corporate account on X said the quiet part out loud when someone dared to ask why the car company&#8217;s Middle East-facing logo had not been subjected to the same Pride-Month-rainbow-flag treatment as the logo seen in the United States: it wouldn&#8217;t be culturally acceptable there.
Libs of TikTok shared a series of screenshots showing several companies — including Cisco and BMW — that had adopted pride or rainbow-themed versions of their logos to display in the U.S. but had left their Middle East-facing logos alone.
&#8220;Every. Single. Year,&#8221; the caption read. &#8220;This will never not be funny.&#8221;
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Every. Single. Year. This will never not be funny <a href="https://t.co/BVj40itRxs">pic.twitter.com/BVj40itRxs</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1797155254745862511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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But then someone asked BMW, &#8220;How come you don&#8217;t proudly display your logos pride colors on your middle east posts ???&#8221;
And the response, if a bit unexpected, was obvious: &#8220;This is an established practice at the BMW Group, which also takes into consideration market-specific legal regulations and country-specific cultural aspects.&#8221;
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This is an established practice at the BMW Group, which also takes into consideration market-specific legal regulations and country-specific cultural aspects (4/4)
— BMW (@BMW) <a href="https://twitter.com/BMW/status/1797039395419132269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Critics quickly pointed out that if BMW as a corporation was serious about solidarity rather than just capitalizing on the market share driven by virtue signaling, the pride-themed logo would be on full display especially in places where it was not culturally accepted.
&#8220;BMW: When you wanna be stunning, but not brave,&#8221; Mary Katherine Ham posted.
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BMW: When you wanna be stunning, but not brave. <a href="https://t.co/lgDdXt9OSi">https://t.co/lgDdXt9OSi</a>
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkhammer/status/1797671981611131198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8216;We&#8217;re visibly pro-LGBT except where it&#8217;s unpopular to be visibly pro-LGBT&#8217; sure is a thing to publicly admit to doing on your corporate social media account,&#8221; Noam Blum added.
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&#8220;We&#8217;re visibly pro-LGBT except where it&#8217;s unpopular to be visibly pro-LGBT&#8221; sure is a thing to publicly admit to doing on your corporate social media account. <a href="https://t.co/ciEDBaCqwR">https://t.co/ciEDBaCqwR</a>
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) <a href="https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1797342573134012633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Hey, LGB. BMW admits it uses you for profit and marketing. If it truly cared about gay rights it would change its logo in countries not friendly to gays,&#8221; Mary Chasten pointed out.
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Hey, LGB. BMW admits it uses you for profit and marketing. If it truly cared about gay rights it would change its logo in countries not friendly to gays. <a href="https://t.co/E00Pebc6bR">https://t.co/E00Pebc6bR</a>
— ⚾️ Mary #FlyTheW 🐻 (@mchastain81) <a href="https://twitter.com/mchastain81/status/1797335844228878819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Wouldn&#8217;t it make more sense to display the logo where oppression against the LGBTQ+ community is highest? Otherwise, you&#8217;d just look patronising and as though you&#8217;re using our community for marketing purposes and not due to solidarity&#8230;&#8221; @TheVikingDane added.
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Wouldn&#8217;t it make more sense to display the logo where oppression against the LGBTQ+ community is highest? Otherwise, you&#8217;d just look patronising and as though you&#8217;re using our community for marketing purposes and not due to solidarity&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/LA0dXE5ZPD">https://t.co/LA0dXE5ZPD</a> <a href="https://t.co/i7D7I6kUg0">pic.twitter.com/i7D7I6kUg0</a>
— TheVikingDane (@TheVikingDane) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVikingDane/status/1797161810052685986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;BMW admitting it only believes in what it considers to be human rights when it doesn’t offend the countries where human rights are actually on the line,&#8221; @sunnyright summed it up.
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BMW admitting it only believes in what it considers to be human rights when it doesn’t offend the countries where human rights are actually on the line. <a href="https://t.co/eicGTO0icI">https://t.co/eicGTO0icI</a>
— Sunny (@sunnyright) <a href="https://twitter.com/sunnyright/status/1797340055851192369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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BMW Forced To Explain Why Middle East Social Media Doesn’t Get Rainbowed-Up For Pride Month

BMW Forced To Explain Why Middle East Social Media Doesn't Get Rainbowed-Up For Pride Month

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An elementary school in the nation’s capital held a spirit week encouraging young students to show up to school wearing colors inspired by Black Lives Matter and the ‘Pride’ flag, according to materials obtained by The Daily Wire.
For the first week of Black History Month, Seaton Elementary School in Washington, D.C., held a “Black Lives Matter at School!” spirit week that urged students to focus on race and sexual identity.
Students were encouraged to wear red to represent “the blood that unites people of Black African ancestry.” On Tuesday, they were told to wear black to represent “members of the black community,” and on Wednesday to wear green to represent “the abundant natural wealth of the continent of Africa.” Students were told on Thursday to “wear colors inspired by the Inclusive Rainbow Flag,” showing an image of the &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag with designation for those who identify as transgender. On Friday, students were told to “wear logos inspired by BLM or historical black colleges and universities.” 
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Schools across the country have been criticized by parents for emphasizing identity politics while educational achievement lags. A school in the San Francisco area paid $250,000 to an organization called “Woke Kindergarten” to train teachers about racism and develop curriculums. Despite the money spent on the program, math and reading scores at the school have continued to decline, the San Francisco Chronicle <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/woke-kindergarten-glassbrook-hayward-18635504.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
While Seaton has a history of emphasizing diversity and equity, less than half of the students meet either reading or math expectations in the most recent school year, <a href="https://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Seaton+Elementary+School" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to District data. 
Located in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, the school has about 353 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, most of whom are black or Latino. Only 39% of students at Seaton met math expectations and just 33% met English expectations in the 2022-2023 school year. 
The revelation of the spirit week comes as no surprise as the school’s <a href="https://archive.ph/PRLX1">website</a> makes it clear that it focuses heavily on racial, ethnic, and sexual identity. Seaton’s website has a whole section devoted to “Diversity and Equity @ Seaton.” 
The section features a quote from Learning for Justice, an <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/about">initiative</a> of the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center, that says: “All oppression — including that of LGBT individuals, refugees, immigrants, Muslims, women, people living in poverty and people with disabilities — negatively affects all lives.”
The school says that it holds a “Black Lives Matter” week every year organized by the BLM at Seaton “to promote the significance [of] the BLM movement and Black History” and to “celebrate black excellence locally (in the DMV area) and throughout history (past, present, and future).”
Last year, Seaton<a href="https://seatondc.org/2023/02/06/black-lives-matter-seaton-february-6th-10th/"> listed</a> guiding principles for “BLM @ School” week, including “unapologetically black,” “diversity,” “black families,” “black villages,” “restorative justice,” “black women,” “queer affirming,” “transgender affirming,” and “globalism.”
For the “unapologetically black” principle, which was listed as applicable to all students, the school said that it was part of the “Black Lives Matter movement.” For “black women,” the guidelines say that “there are some people who think that women are less important than men” and that “all people are important and have a right to be safe and talk about their feelings.” 
&#8220;Queer affirming&#8221; means that “everybody has a right to choose who they love and the kind of family they want by listening to their own heart and mind.” The principle of “transgender affirming&#8221; means that “everybody has the right to choose their own gender by listening to their own heart and mind. Everyone gets to choose if they are a girl or a boy or both or neither or something else, and no one else gets to choose for them.”
Finally, “globalism” means “that we are thinking about all the different people all over the world, and thinking about ways to keep things fair everywhere.”
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The school recommends teachers read politically charged books to their students, including reading “Julian is a Mermaid,” a book that appears to allude to transgenderism, and “When We Say Black Lives Matter&#8221; to those in pre-K or younger. 
Kindergarteners are recommended similar books, including “Calvin,” a story about a young girl who identifies as a boy. “Calvin has always been a boy, even if the world sees him as a girl. He knows who he is in his heart and in his mind but he hasn&#8217;t yet told his family,” the book’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Calvin-JR-Ford/dp/0593108671" target="_blank" rel="noopener">description</a> says. 
Teachers are also pointed to give students Black Lives Matter coloring books and teach them Black American Sign Language. 
Seaton previously worked with the leftist Human Rights Campaign on an anti-bullying program that provided “LGBTQ-specific training and resources for elementary teachers.” The HRC has <a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/attacks-on-gender-affirming-care-by-state-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacked</a> states that have banned doctors and medical providers from performing transgender procedures on children. 
Later this month, the school is <a href="https://seatondc.org/2024/01/22/january-22nd-family-newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bringing</a> in an organization called SMYAL to teach families how they “can help make our school community even more welcoming for all students, including those who identify as LGBTQ+.”
SMYAL <a href="https://smyal.org/littlesmyals/">says</a> it&#8217;s for “LGBTQ youth ages 6-12 to find a safe(r) space to hang out and meet new people, access resources, and gain support.” The D.C.-based organization puts on programs at schools that “play games, read books, make arts and crafts, learn about the LGBTQ community and its history, and celebrate being wonderfully, uniquely ourselves!”
In June 2023, representatives from the HRC and D.C. Public Schools Supervisor Lewis Ferebee <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtwY17JuSUe/?img_index=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> up to Seaton to present it with an award for being “one of only 25 schools in the country to be recognized for creating and nurturing an inclusive school community.”
“We believe that it crucial for our students to understand their identities and the world around them,” Seaton <a href="https://seatondc.org/diversity-and-equity-seaton/">states</a>. “Understanding Equity and Diversity is a crucial piece in helping our students grow into scholars. To learn more please click on the different pages below.”
Like many schools in the D.C. area, Seaton <a href="https://seatondc.org/2021/01/28/pto-news-reopen-strong-at-seaton/?fbclid=IwAR0iF5msvJCvVpKV2ib6-YoSHdh_9e0HNDpT4JuI_wmY4MGGajjvnTc7RXE">remained</a> closed for months during the COVID pandemic and did not open for in-person instruction until early 2021. 
Seaton&#8217;s principal Veronica Torres did not respond to a request for comment.

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Two officials on the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission have been removed after the city council said they violated a city ordinance banning the display of LGBT <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pride</a> flags on city property.  
The removal came after the all-Muslim <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/all-muslim-city-council-bans-lgbt-pride-flag-from-city-property" target="_blank" rel="noopener">city council voted last month</a> to ban the display of LGBT Pride flags on all city properties. In a unanimous vote this week, Russ Gordon and Cathy Stackpoole were kicked off of the human relations commission after the council said the pair were responsible for flying a Pride flag on government property. 
&#8220;This Council believes in fairness, neutrality towards our residents, and the rule of law, amongst other things for this community. We passed a resolution recently to do just that, and two of our sworn commissioners outright defied it, and did what they wanted,&#8221; Council member Khalil Refai <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/michigan-city-commissioners-removed-flying-pride-flag-violation-ordinance-defied-rule-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News in a statement. 
Refai added that the council considered the flying of the LGBT flag a violation of the city’s trust. 
 &#8220;We were elected by the people of the community to make these decisions, and they not only violated the resolution but the trust of the whole community by doing this. For this reason, Council felt the appropriate response was to remove them from their public positions of trust,” he said. 
The human relations commission is supposed to <a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/hamtramck-commissioners-removed-after-flying-pride-flag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encourage</a> “tolerance,” “multiculturalism,” and “constructive communication.” 
The city of about 28,000 near Detroit has a history of conflicts over LGBT ideology. As far back as 2008, conservative Christians in the community <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2016/01/24/muslim-majority-council-reflects-hamtramck-diversity/78438858/">joined</a> with the local Muslim community to oppose a city ordinance that would include the LGBT community as a protected group.
The resolution to ban ideological flags from the Michigan city’s property was introduced in June by Councilman Mohammed Hassan.
&#8220;The City of Hamtramck does not allow any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags to be flown on the City’s public properties, and that only, the American flag, the flag of the State of Michigan, the Hamtramck Flag, the Prisoner of War flag on City property,” the resolution said. 
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The issue of the &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag has divided communities across the country, especially in some school districts where teachers have been found to be promoting gender ideology and encouraging students to “transition.”
A county board of education in Maryland narrowly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maryland-county-narrowly-rejects-proposal-that-would-ban-pride-blm-flags" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected a proposa</a>l this week that would have banned the display of all non-governmental flags, which would include Pride and Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags.
On Wednesday, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted 4-3 to reject a policy banning the display of all non-governmental flags on school property.

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‘Rule Of Law’: Michigan City Officials Fired Over Pride Flag Violation

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The board of education in one Maryland county narrowly rejected a proposal that would ban all non-governmental flags, which would include Pride and Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags.
During a contentious meeting on Wednesday, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted 4-3 to reject a policy banning the display of all non-governmental flags on school property. 
If the <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/aacps/Board.nsf/files/CTGHBQ47B7F0/$file/DRAFT%20IS%20-%20Display%20of%20Flags%202023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed policy</a> had passed, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) would’ve only been able to fly the American, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, and city of Annapolis flags. The policy clarified that AACPS employees, students, volunteers, and visitors could still adorn their clothing or personal belongings with any non-governmental flags.
“Except for flags that promote national, state, and local government pride, the display of flags on Board property and in AACPS shall be limited to those with a bona fide educational purpose,” read the proposed policy. “Nothing in this policy is intended nor may be construed to limit the right of any individual AACPS employee, student, volunteer, or visitor to adorn their person or personal belongings with such items as buttons, pins, clothing designs, or jewelry that may incorporate a flag or flag-like design[.]”
Board members Joanna Bache Tobin, Robert Silkworth, Dana Schallheim, and Eric Lin voted against the policy. Members Michelle Corkadel, Melissa Ellis, and Corine Frank voted for it. Board member Gloria Dent abstained from voting.
Although this policy would have effectively restricted other flags in addition to the Pride and BLM flags, opponents of the policy mainly focused on the fact that the Pride and BLM flags would be prohibited.
About 2,000 public comments were submitted on the proposed policy; over 80 were presented on the agenda or in person during Wednesday’s meeting.
According to proponents of the policy, the ban would neutralize classrooms of contentious ideologies, honor the beliefs of religious families, and prevent grooming or undesired ideological indoctrination. Multiple proponents insisted further that the American flag was the only unifying flag, while others were divisive. 
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Opponents of the policy claimed that the display of the Pride flag would prevent suicides in students. They also claimed that the flags and the ideologies behind them weren’t correlated in any way with declining student performance. Opponents further denied that LGBT ideologies are ideologies.
Public comments from the meeting is available to watch here:
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Board member Corkadel said that while she didn’t believe educators intended to force students to choose between their faith and education by displaying Pride or BLM flags, that was what was occurring. Corkadel said that students assigned to a class in which a teacher displayed an ideologically-charged flag, such as the Pride or BLM flags, were forced to exist in an environment that contradicted their beliefs.
“At the end of the day, what we are currently facing are students who feel they have to choose between their religious belief and their public education,” said Corkadel. “I have to take the people of faith — who are a protected class under our Constitution — that when they say they are not being valued as a result of trying to value another, I think we need to find a better way.”
Superintendent Mark Bedell said that he objected to the policy because classrooms were places to cultivate relationships of belonging between teachers and students. 
“I believe there is a huge difference to flags that fly on a flagpole outside a school building, and those on display inside,” said Bedell. “No one wins when we enact one inequity to solve another perceived inequity.” 
Board member Schallheim claimed that the policy was designed to target black, brown, and LGBT-identifying individuals. She said that while she recognized the religious groups’ desire to honor their beliefs, she didn’t believe in policies enabling their beliefs at the expense of others.
“The utterance of the phrase ‘diversity of thought’ makes the horrendous assumption that these groups are a monolith,” said Schallheim. 
Dent, a veteran, said that if the presence of ideological flags like the Pride and BLM flags caused students to feel welcomed, and even reconsider suicide, then they should be allowed to be displayed. However, Dent expressed dismay with the arguments of the opposition: that the presence of flags other than the American flag were their symbol of hope. This conflict prompted Dent to abstain her vote.
“The American flag should not be on display to where it has to be the product that says that if you have the American flag you somehow can’t have or represent the other cultures that are being represented,” said Dent. “These flags are symbols of hope for everyone.”
Lin, the high school student member on the board, said that Pride and BLM flags weren’t in many classrooms. He expressed opposition to the fact that the policy would likely restrict college and military pennants. Lin then argued that the Pride flag didn’t represent a political or social issue, and that flags wouldn’t impart ideologies onto students. 
“Schools are not teaching kids an ideology, but rather that people of all natures exist and it is important to respect all,” said Lin. 
Silkworth said that while he respected the American flag, he couldn’t support the policy because it went against his understanding of the nation’s founding values of unity, tolerance, acceptance, and mutual respect. 
“The American flag will continue and will always fly high outside of our schools,” said Silkworth. “But what matters is not what flag flies on the wall of an American class. What matters is what flies in our hearts.”
Frank countered the idea that the Pride and BLM flags weren’t steeped in political foundations, briefly citing their origins with influential political figures and movements. She also took issue with Schallheim’s promise that no book bans would occur on her “watch,” saying that Schallheim was laying unauthorized claim to full authority of the board. 
Similarly, Ellis disputed the claims from opposition that the policy was a solution in search of a problem. She said that many parents have come to her expressing fear of speaking out against LGBT and BLM ideologies. Ellis acknowledged the existence of a culture war, one she said could be allayed in their community by neutralizing classroom flags. 
“Bullying in the name of kindness is still bullying,” said Ellis. 
In her concluding remarks before the vote, Tobin, in her capacity as board president, apologized for the policy supporters who said that LGBT and BLM were ideologies. She argued that the policy would prevent students from fulfilling what Founding Father Benjamin Franklin said was necessary to keep a republic: debating differences. Tobin claimed that Pride and BLM flags were among the necessary tools for students to develop into citizens.
Some members of the public in attendance erupted into cheers when the policy failed.

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&#8220;Public crotches good, public crosses bad,&#8221; goes the Leftist worldview today. That mantra has actually summed up the Left for quite some time now, but it was on full frontal display — literally — this past Pride month.
In cities from coast-to-coast last weekend, grown men, women, and everything in between  — their argument, not mine — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/naked-men-in-front-of-children-pride-parades-in-u-s-canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">practically bared it all in fountains</a>, on bikes, and at dance parties in the street.
Children, of course, were present for and subjected to appalling scenes. Normal-minded Americans condemned this sort of behavior as depraved. Others like Ron Filipkowski <a href="https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1673107271633764352?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the real problem with these sorts of scenes is that they will be used by the GOP for political fodder. He apparently wasn&#8217;t so concerned with the destruction of childhood innocence.
Of course, pride parades have always included lewdness. In 2001, The Onion <a href="https://www.theonion.com/gay-pride-parade-sets-mainstream-acceptance-of-gays-bac-1819566014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even lampooned the events</a> with a column titled, &#8220;Gay-Pride Parade Sets Mainstream Acceptance Of Gays Back 50 Years.&#8221;
But it is no longer that the LGBTQ+ agenda seeks mere acceptance — if that was ever its goal. The Left wants to replace Judeo-Christian values. It always has.
As Daily Wire Editor emeritus Ben Shapiro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-revolution-at-the-heart-of-pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Pride Month is not a call for equality, but a call for revolution. The Pride movement was always a call for a replacement of historic, tried and true cultural norms with new, untried, and risky cultural norms.&#8221;
Indeed, from our <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theyre-liars-ben-shapiros-not-buying-wh-shock-over-topless-trans-person-at-pride-event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Executive Branch</a> to your <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS998US998&amp;q=library+drag+show&amp;tbm=nws&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwifjcyMpuv_AhWmtokEHe3jDnMQ0pQJegQICRAB&amp;biw=1775&amp;bih=995&amp;dpr=1.6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local library</a>, and even in &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/talking-to-kids-about-gay-stuff-is-actually-crucial-meet-the-lgbtq-content-creators-and-companies-indoctrinating-your-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kid-friendly entertainment</a>,&#8221; the message is simple: In order to be a good person, you have to accept the LGBTQ+ agenda wholeheartedly. Judeo-Christian values which put forth the traditional concept of family, sex, and gender are to be shunned, or somehow twisted into supporting the LGBTQ+ agenda (Jesus says to love everybody! No judgment!). 
That sort of tolerance leads to events such as naked weirdos marching down the street under the rainbow flag.
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Americans who disagree with that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/parental-rights-groups-now-on-hate-map-with-kkk-southern-poverty-law-center-decides" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wind up on hate lists</a>, are effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/catholic-group-sues-doj-fbi-over-failure-to-comply-with-foia-request-detailing-anti-catholic-memo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">targeted by the Department of Justice</a>, and are treated as extremists.
Meanwhile, several federally-funded <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-blast-texas-va-hospital-removal-cross-shaped-remember-our-veterans-display" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veterans Affairs</a> clinics have <a href="https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/42253-va-center-in-w-va-removes-cross-after-ffrf-objects">removed</a> cross-shaped designs in what Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) said are &#8220;attempts to sterilize the public square &#8230; of all symbols of Christianity.&#8221;
In professional sports, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-jays-cut-pitcher-who-apologized-for-sharing-video-on-bud-light-target-boycotts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian athlete</a> was cut in part due to his performance as well as &#8220;distraction,&#8221; after he voiced support for boycotts of companies that promote the LGBTQ religion — despite apologizing.  The Los Angeles Dodgers infamously chose to honor a blatantly anti-Catholic &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boycott-the-dodgers-catholic-bishops-finally-fighting-back-against-anti-catholic-hate-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hate group</a>,&#8221; as described by Catholic Bishop Robert Barron. Members of that group openly perform sexual dances in a mockery of some of the Catholic Church&#8217;s core beliefs, sacraments, and matters of faith.
And last weekend, a man <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/pro-lgbtq-mayor-says-freedom-of-speech-doesnt-apply-to-man-arrested-after-trying-to-quote-bible-at-pride-rally?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protesting</a> a gay pride parade while shouting Bible verses was arrested and condemned by his local mayor. His charges were dropped, but legal experts say that the arrest was clearly politically motivated — not grounded in the law. The local government soon changed its mind, as a Facebook post from the Berks County District Attorney, where the man resides, reads, &#8220;After a review of the incident which took place on June 3, 2023, in the 800 block of Washington Street in the City of Reading, the District Attorney’s Office has withdrawn the charges of disorderly conduct filed against Damon Atkins.&#8221;
So it is not that liberals do not believe that the public square should be neutral and devoid of religion. They wrongly believe that having America&#8217;s guiding principles since its inception, Judeo-Christian values, in public life is damaging to our moral fabric — oppressive even.
They believe that public celebration and promotion of LGBTQ+ values is a good thing. The &#8220;new religion&#8221; of LGBTQ+  is not only a net positive for society but a prerequisite for true liberation, Leftists claim.
This column barely scratches the surface of this issue, but, remember, for the Left, &#8220;Public crotches good, public crosses bad.&#8221;
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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