#why are we settling for ugly basic pink stripes

[vintage-bentley]

If you want an example for how heavily policed lesbians are by the Kweer Community, just look at the lesbian flags.

First we had the labrys flag. But oh no, that’s too terfy. Lesbians need to make a new one.

Then comes the lipstick/pink flag. Because lesbians are girls and pink is for girls. But oh no, it’s too exclusive! And the creator said some mean things :( so lesbians need to make a new flag!

Then comes the sunset flag. Because if we add orange then maybe it doesn’t seem like obvious pink = girl. And it’s super duper inclusive! But oh no, it’s not inclusive ENOUGH. Make a new flag!!

And I’ve seen many attempts at creating a New Lesbian Flag.

I’m somebody who doesn’t think lesbians need our own flag. I’m also somebody who thinks that if we do need one, the labrys was just fine.

But I’m really tired of the way that everyone just accepts that for SOME UNKNOWN REASON (aka lesbophobia 😑) lesbians are the only LGBTQIALMNOP+ group who’ve gone through multiple flags. Who have whole infographics about the multiple flags and why each of them are bad in some way. It’s not because lesbians are just shit at making flags or something…it’s because people LOVE picking apart every single thing we do or say. It’s because we cannot do anything for ourselves without people going “ummm…that seems a bit exclusive of you…”.

I’m just tired of seeing so many lesbian flags, not only because it’s stupid and the pink ones are ugly, but because it’s a perfect representation of how lesbians are repeatedly ripped apart by those who claim to be in a “community” with us.