Having posted to subreddits with a negative reputation is not necessarily grounds for an automatic ban, but users whose posting history contains bigotry will be met with intense scrutiny. We suggest you post these requests to /r/lgbtstudies. We are unable to accommodate Survey and Research requests, posts that fall into this category shall be removed. This includes the advertising of crowdfunders, we cannot verify them, so for safety, we do not allow them. R/lgbt is here for LGBTQ+ people, their lives, their stories, their content. 4: No advertisements, spam, or crowdfunders LGBTQ+ people see enough hate in our lives, without 'Gotcha' bait posts. 3: No bait-and-switch postsīait and switch type threads, where the title makes them look like a bigot but the body is supportive, are not allowed on r/lgbt. This is not a place to tell people that they need to reclaim a pejorative so you can use it, that they should laugh at jokes about them, or that they otherwise just "shouldn't be so sensitive." For lightly moderated LGBT-related discussion, we recommend /r/ainbow. If you find yourself corrected for making this error, please try to learn from it. Anyone can make a mistake and accidentally say something hurtful or triggering. 2: Must have willingness to learn no 'you're too sensitive'ĭemonstrate a willingness to learn. Do not try to start an argument for the sake of an argument. No GSRM-Phobic content (i.e: homophobia, bi/panphobia, transphobia, aphobia, as well as racism, serophobia, ableism, or sexism) If you are submitting a post that contains hateful remarks or triggering language, please precede your post's title with. All are welcome to participate who agree to follow the rules outlined below: Rules 1: Be respectful Since June is officially Pride month, it's time to fly your own flag high, but before you do, find out what the colors of the rainbow flag mean below.This subreddit is by and for people who are Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minorities (GSRM), including but by no means limited to LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people, and respect for our diversity and experiences is paramount. As the popularity of the flag grew, its design was adapted to meet demand, and by 1979, the six-color version became the official symbol for gay pride. Instead, it became a universal symbol for LGBT pride and began hanging from windows, flying high at demonstrations, and cropping up all over the country. Originally hand-stitched and hand-dyed with eight colors - pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, and purple - the rainbow flag became much more than a simple reaction to homophobic behavior.
In 1978, though, a gay artist and civil rights activist Gilbert Baker, alongside the Grove Street gay community in San Francisco, made the first rainbow pride flag as a response to an anti-gay community that began using the pink triangle the Nazis used to identify gay individuals. You know the Pride flag well, but what is the meaning of the rainbow flag? Its history is as interesting as it is colorful.įrom peace movements to political parties, the rainbow flag has been the symbol of dozens of historical and cultural organizations. You've seen it on buildings, bumper stickers, and front lawns, and you've waved one at parades, rallies, and protests.