Damn, there are some circular arguments going on in this thread. No progress is being made as far as I can tell, and I'm a little exhausted from just having read through all of that. I need a drink and a nap!
Anyway, I like the flags. Personally, I would have liked something a little less tacky than a tapestry (at least let me make the damn pole it's hanging from silver) but it works. It's a gesture. And most importantly
it's just the beginning. Gaia never does everything to completion all in one go. This trend will grow and grow until we have just as many "pride" and "identifying" items as we do mods to give you cleavage. And it will be just as beautiful. If you feel left out now because the flags didn't represent you (and this goes for straight and other LGBTQ letters alike), know that your day will come.
As a cis/mostly-het (there's no good term for someone who's a 1 on the Kinsey scale) person, I think it is a bit silly for there to be a straight and/or cis flag. We do kind of get a pride day everyday; and we certainly don't need it. But you know what? It's not that big of a deal. Letting them/
us? have a flag isn't going to actually hurt anyone unless Gaia is completely stupid and puts a swastika on the damn thing. If people try to use it as a hate tactic and a means to oppress others, then they can be banned, just like any a*****e who tries that s**t. Me just being white/middleclass/cis/mostly-het isn't oppressing others (which would suck if it was, since many of those things I can't change). Me using those qualities to make life s**t for minorities, on the other hand,
would be. There is a difference! It's slight, and easy to overlook, but it's there.
I am a tolerant and accepting person. I have friends all across the various spectrums. I want to support a world where everyone is equal and no one is shamed for who they are. No one should have to face the oppression that LGBTQA+ groups have faced- and they have faced so very very much. That said, I don't support assholes- no matter which side they are on. Even if asking for a cishet flag can be seen as silly and completely
missing the point- the sheer and utter venom and animosity that this thread has garnered from both sides is just... it's a thousand times more stupid. Please, can we just
attempt to get along? Just this ******** once? For posterity's sake? Teach if you want to teach. By all means, spread the good word! But can everyone just lay the ******** off of everyone else? Hate breeds hate and that is the last that anyone in either camp needs.
Besides, the most important flag is missing. Where the hell is my
BDSM/Leather pride flag? It's so pretty! Look at how pretty it is! With that adorable little heart in the corner... aww. Or, they could at least slap a triskelion on some of the items. I mean, there's already a s**t ton of kinky items on here, why not go the full 9 yards and start admitting to what it is? We all know, Gaia. Let's call a spade a spade here.
/sarcasm/ I totes know and accept why there is no BDSM flag on a PG13 site. Please don't lecture me on that. 
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