World Blog by humble servant. Guest Blogger .Ian Miles Cheong is a political and cultural commentator.
A new emblem made its debut at the White House, silently but unapologetically marking a seismic shift in the Pride Month celebration. This was not your standard rainbow banner, representative of the gay rights movement since 1978, but a new creation – a 'Progress Pride Flag.' I must confess, I looked at this new multicolored symbol, now displayed prominently from the portico of the so-called people’s house, and my heart sank. It didn't take long for critics to express similar sentiments. Allegations soon followed that this redesigned flag was an homage to a disturbing trend infiltrating every Western institution - the cult of pedophilia. While the original gay pride flag stood for unity in diversity, freedom of expression, and a hard-fought acceptance of the LGBT community, this new design felt like a political statement, a vehicle for indoctrination rather than inclusion. And that’s because it is. That’s exactly what it is.Suddenly, we're no longer just talking about ...