Sex & Gender

As I discussed in my post “Religious Trauma and the Rainbow Flag,” many conservative Christians have an adverse response to common LGBT symbols such as the rainbow flag or pink triangle. This reaction often stems from repeated exposure to distorted media caricatures. In this post, I want to provide a helpful introduction to these symbols …

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When I see the rainbow flag, a flood of toxic adjectives come with it. The conservative newsletters that came to our family mailbox juxtaposed LGBT symbols, including the flag, with phrases like “cult-like mentality,” “militant,” “lack of maturity,” “stark, scary,” “lack of authenticity,” and “sneaky” (from an actual pamphlet). And these phrases are tame compared …

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