Bring Out the Flags!

If LGBT is Going to Insist.....

Update: Nebraska Examiner has covered this story (https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/12/02/pride-flags-and-safe-space-stickers-signal-of-student-safety-or-political-speech/). The article cites UNO professor, Jay Irwin, director of Women’s and Gender Studies and a professor of sociology. Notice “his” presentation at

Apparently, an LGBTQ flag, known as the Pride flag, was displayed somewhere at Millard schools. State Senator Megan Hunt became involved and Millard School district had to explain policy (https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-removal-of-lgbtq-flag-at-millard-north-high-school/42138433 and https://omaha.com/news/local/education/millard-officials-say-claims-about-lgbtq-restrictions-are-a-misunderstanding/article_2d15bdde-7283-11ed-b7b7-1f239cdd20ac.html).

I am not privy to all the details or the actual outcome, but I am well aware of the idiocy of the Pride flag. Flags have a historical purpose. A flag is supposed to represent the identity of an institution or organization as a whole, particularly governments and military forces. This is the standard expectation of a flag, regardless of sexual orientation or cause. Other uses of a flag may be deemed appropriate for celebrations but first and foremost, they represent an institution or organization.

The Pride flag has mostly been used for celebrations, such as parades and so forth, and represents a cause. It was not designed to represent an institution or organization but can such as a gay bar or gay church such as the Metropolitan Community Church. However, there is no Pride flag color guard or gay anthem and using the flag in other ways incites confusion. Yes, flags of other countries are used in celebrations such as the Irish flag for St. Patrick’s day, and sometimes some organizations related to a specific country, yet none of this should be confused with the flags of our native institutions such as the United States and Nebraska.

Nebraska has many businesses with plenty of gay and lesbian employees, but they will never fly the Pride flag. Why? Because the Pride flag is about a cause and celebration. Imposing such flags on other people merely incites division, confusion, and more dilemmas. The US flag is most often flown because many have fought and died to defend the United States, not merely for celebration.

Many will state the Pride flag represents the diversity of all people, but this is not how it is perceived. For the most part, it is viewed as a representation of gay people and their establishments only. To impose the flag on a broad public institution will result in division. Most, unfortunately, the far left does not understand such boundaries.

How would people react if students insisted on raising the Vatican flag or the Episcopalian flag? These flags represent institutions, but not Millard Schools. This is why Millard has the US flag, (and could have the Nebraska flag, and the school flag) but has none of these other flags.

Here is the Christian flag:

Here is the Episcopalian flag:

Here is the Vatican flag of the Roman Catholic Church:

Here is the flag of Israel:

And, the one which has the best-known American use of St. Andrew’s Cross: