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The rainbow flag or pride flag is a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of LGBT pride began in San Francisco, California, but eventually became common at LGBT rights events worldwide.
Originally devised by the artists Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara and other activists, the design underwent several revisions after its debut in 1978, and continues to inspire variations. Although Baker's original rainbow flag had eight colors, from 1979 to the present day the most common variant consists of six stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is typically displayed horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow.
LGBT people and allies currently use rainbow flags and many rainbow-themed items and color schemes as an outward symbol of their identity or support. There are derivations of the rainbow flag that are used to focus attention on specific causes or groups within the community (e.g. transgender people, fighting the AIDS epidemic, inclusion of LGBT people of color). In addition to the rainbow, many other flags and symbols are used to communicate specific identities within the LGBT community.
Original Gilbert Baker Design
Inspired by the lyrics of Judy Garlandโs Over the Rainbow, and the designs used by other social movements such as black civil rights groups from the 1960s, the Rainbow Flag was created. Baker hand-dyed and hand sewed this flag which flew at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day in June 1978.
Seven-color version due to unavailability of pink fabric
Following the assassination of Harvey Milk in 1978, many people and organisations adopted the Pride flag that he helped to introduce to the community. The demand was so great for a rainbow striped flag, it was impossible for the 8-stripe design to be made in large quantities. Both Paramount and Baker struggled to obtain the hot pink fabric and so began manufacturing a 7-stripe version.
Traditional Gay Pride Flag
In 1979 the design was amended again. The community finalised this six-colour version and this is now the most familiar and recognisable design for the LGBT flag. Numerous complications over the odd number of stripes, including the desire to split the flag to decorate Pride parades, meant that one colour had to be dropped.
The turquoise and indigo stripes were combined to create a royal blue stripe and it was agreed that the flag should typically be flown horizontally, with red at the top, as it would be in a natural rainbow. This design continued to increase in popularity around the world, being a focal point of landmark decisions such as John Stout fighting for his right to fly the flag from his apartment balcony in 1989.
Progress Pride Flag
In June 2018, designer and activist Daniel Quasar released an updated version of the Pride flag. Combining the new elements of the Philadelphia design and the Transgender flag to bring focus on further inclusion and progress. This new flag added a chevron to the hoist of the traditional 6-colour flag which represents marginalised LGBTQ+ communities of colour, those living with HIV/AIDS and those whoโve been lost, and trans and non-binary persons.
This design went viral and was quickly adopted by people and pride parades across the world. The arrow of the chevron points to the right to show forward movement, while being on the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made for full equality, especially for the communities the chevron represents.
Intersex Inclusive Progress Pride Flag
In 2021, Valentino Vecchietti of Intersex Equality Rights UK adapted the Pride Progress flag design to incorporate the intersex flag, creating the Intersex-Inclusive Pride flag 2021.
The intersex community uses the colours purple and yellow as an intentional counterpoint to blue and pink, which have traditionally been seen as binary, gendered colours. The symbol of the circle represents the concept of being unbroken and being whole, symbolising the right of Intersex people to make decisions about their own bodies.
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my favorite gimp feature is when all the toolboxes suddenly disappear and i have to click through three submenus and restart the program five times to get it back to normal
It is illegal to disagree with me during pride month actually.
Hiya! You responded to a comment of mine in the old mega yesterday and said that what I'd said was, in fact, passive aggressive. I typed the following reply before realizing it was from the old mega, so I'm just going to paste it below. I'd really appreciate yours and others input!
Well okay the text was "Hey man let's make sure we're running the NAs out too " followed by a picture of several empty cases. Followed by "I haven't even touched my truck yet. This is all from the bird. "
I'm asking honestly, is that passive aggressive? My intent was to be direct and a little firm. Like I guess my intent was to just be the aggressive part lol. But I wasn't meaning to be "aggressive" either. He often leaves work for me to do and I've basically been encouraged by leadership to try and teach him to be better. This was my absolute first time doing so and we don't really see each other much in person. He's not well liked by our coworkers or a lot of the people who work at the accounts we service, simply because of his work ethic. Obviously I'm here because I feel a certain way about workers lol. But I have a lot to learn. I don't want this guy to lose his job, but his output forces mine to have to be higher, if that makes sense. I want us all to do better so it can be easier for everyone.
So, in the interest of self improvement and edification, was I being passive aggressive? That wasn't the intent, though I was a little peeved (I ended up spending 5 hours at that store. Should have been 2.5. But this exchange happened during hour 1). What would have been a better way to handle the situation? The other people I work around aren't necessarily shining beacons of workers' rights, et cetera, so I'd prefer to seek advice here.
I feel that I often struggle with interactions like this that require any kind of confrontation. Me even directly addressing it with him was a little outside my comfort zone, but it's what I've been encouraged to do. I'd like to get better at stuff like this.
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Thinking about the time a guy told me I hurt his feelings by telling him not to say the n word
this month i have exams. i still have a job. god i am only worrying because my boss never gave me an update regarding my days off request so i could attend exams
Patching up my fav pair of jeans with white material and sky blue + pink thread, subtlety is for cowards etc.
Scene from Ratatouille 2
(Late afternoon at La Ratatouille, a small bistro that is just wrapping up its lunch service. Among the half-bussed tables, Linguini can be seen sitting down with Chef Skinner - the former in a waiter's uniform, the latter in "business casual" with sunglasses. Behind them, a black luxury car dominates the alley beside the bistro. In the rafters above, the rat Remy watches the conversation unfold.)
Skinner: Your new restaurant seems to be doing well.
Linguini: We're doing great, actually. Why are you here?
Skinner: Straight to business. It seems being a working man has changed you. Very well.
(Skinner produces a folder, labeled "Skinner Restaurant Supply", and hands it to Linguini.)
Skinner: I've come with a business proposal. My company supplies half of the restaurants in Paris with high quality artisanal-
L (defensive): -low quality ingredients that make every single restaurant taste the same. We're not interested.
S (amused): You seem quite certain of this.
L: Well, because we do things the right way here! We work with actual farmers, that's why the critics all love our food so much.
S (shrugs): Yes, I've read your reviews. But you need more than critics to keep a restaurant running.
L: Our customers love our food too! All the neighborhood regulars, plus the tourists-
S: And how much do your customers pay? What is left over after the farmers take their cut?
L (proud): More than enough!
S (pitying): ...my boy, it is never enough. Listen to me: I ran Gusteau's for many years, I know exactly how you feel right now. You feel invincible. The customers keep coming, every night the register is full, the reviews are raving, soon you will have your own stars to place on the restaurant sign, I'm sure of it.
But will it be enough a year from now? When "La Ratatouille" is old news, and the "regulars" are pinching their pennies? You need to plan for the future, and in the restaurant business, that means cutting costs.
L: We're not firing anybody!
S (waves his hand): That wouldn't solve your problem anyway. You run a very (glances at the rafters, where Remy is watching the conversation) lean operation. And since you cannot reduce the cost of your ovens or your space, you must reduce the cost of your ingredients. It's simple math.
L: If we compromise on our ingredients, our customers will leave. That's simple math.
S: Will they?
L: Yes, they will! In fact - I think I see what's going on here. You're trying to sabotage us, aren't you?
S (sighs heavily, removes sunglasses): Listen, Alfredo, four years ago... Yes, four years ago, I was very sore about what happened. But holding a grudge doesn't make money - just like you, I need to pay my mortgage.
L: I pay rent.
S: Same difference. My point is that I'm not here to sabotage you or whatever you're thinking, in fact I'm here to help you. I can cut your ingredient costs in half, I can stabilize your food deliveries. No more waking up at sunrise to haggle with farmers, no more apologizing to your customers that there is no fish today because the supplier is late-
L (defensive): That's what good restaurant owners do!
S (wistful): That is what they did. I should know, I was one of them for longer than you've been alive.
(beat)
L (calming down): Listen, I appreciate the offer, but we're just not interested. We've got investors who believe in us.
S (nodding): So I've heard. How is Monsieur Ego these days?
L (proud): He loves the restaurant!
S: And all of his money is invested in you, is it not?
L: Yes! He really believes in us. He's a really nice guy, you know.
S: He's nice now, with quarterly profits increasing. But will he be "nice" later, when they're not?
L: That's not going to happen.
S: Of course it will. The tendency of the rate of profit is to fall, you know. That goes for you, me, and all the farms and fishermen too.
(standing) But if your mind is so made up, I won't waste any more of your time. Good day, Fettuccine. And give my regards to the rat.
Im such a fucked to death piece of fucking shit. My partner had a colonoscopy today and i told them i'd go with them even though their parents were taking them because it'd make them less anxious and yea i didn't go (they said it was fine but that's why i say they're too nice to me and i suck) because i couldn't sleep because my neck and shoulder feel like they're turning into a gravel pit and my brain feels like mush
I should have just gone though because i've just sat around still not able to sleep while also worried about how much everything has to really suck for them and how i just chose the wrong thing to do like usual
I'm happy I never started smoking, not because it's deadly or highly addictive, but because I would be really stuck up about it. I'm already super particular about coffee, where the beans are from, local roasters, grinding it myself. I would be one of those guys who hand rolls his own cigarettes. I would be judging people at the gas station for their choices. Just all around insufferable.
Or maybe you'd be a cigar person. The horror.
I used to smoke those camel blue Turkish Royals because i thought i'd feel like a turkish royal
Been reading the Rust for Rustaceans book 
Ok textbook. You and me, we're making a deal. You won't describe any more organs as "crispy" and i won't find out where your author lives.
I've been studying the Russian language. It's a very interesting language, kind of like Latin with its lack of articles (e.g. no words like "the" or "a"). I already know its alphabet so I can sound out a lot of words. I previously tried to study it back in high school but didn't get very far. Hopefully this time is different. :3
what breed of dog is best for implementing neoliberal market reforms?
still workshopping how to update this one for zionism
my body is really going to push me to the limit in finding out how bad neck and joint pain can be before a person has to go "no, no, i can't wait until july to see a doctor"
i haven't noticed this pain before but now it feels like there's a painful bony lump in both shoulder blades and also it feels like my head is being pinched and twisted from my neck by a cruel and angry giant
i bought a cervical support pillow that's getting here today but I expect it to do nothing but make it worse
can you get a massage?
Im worried about getting a massage without knowing what's causing the pain
unless you have some sort of alien parasite I honestly think that after you wait a month the doctor will recommend a massage or physical therapy
anyway im sorry that was very dramatic my conservative self diagnosis is i think i might have herniated a disc causing long term nerve issues plus I am 99% sure i have psoriasis which can cause fucked up boneitis apparently if it's affecting the joints so yea i really think i need a doctor to look at this whole fucked up system that is my body
Hey good news though, the years long undiagnosed and untreated chronic pain centered on my sacroiliac joint area seems to have gone away. Who knew id learn a new level of hell in the prison that is a body
If i don't at least get an xray of my neck and shoulder especially when i describe the location, severity, and length of time all this shit has hurt, including mentioning that time i was toweling off my neck and it felt like something fucking slipped in my spine and really hurt, but also how this sort of predates that because like even the slightest downward pressure i.e. an apron (prompting me to use suspenders) on my neck has caused pain for as long as i can remember, but the towel thing definitely wasn't a good event, but also this pain in my shoulder blade is new, seems to not be muscular (it feels like something fucked up with the bone dawg), and seems to be connected in a straight path of pain to the other Problem Spot about 5 inches up to my neck
if i tell him all that and get nothing but a "have you tried massage" i'm going to punch him im the fucking dick, run out of the office screaming, crying, begging someone to answer me where all the money goes, what it's all for, thousands and thousands and thousands on insurance only to be told my broken body isn't even worth the same diagnostic care a fuckin dentist visit gets, then maybe 9/11 the whole place
I hope you feel better, I clearly didnt' really comprehend the full scale of it (especially not that it as long as you can remember!). I get results on neck pain from massage is all, I hope you get an earlier appt
no yeah i realized that was probably very dramatic when you were responding to a comment about a shoulder lump
Thanks though dawg i appreciate you
honestly if i'm a hypochondriac and they tell me to get a massage and it fixes me that'd be ideal anyway
Oh, it's pride month? What's Vegeta's favorite beam attack?
red kamehameha
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Happy Pride Month everybody! 
Happy pride!
Behold. The bible (With monthly appropriate pronouns)
He took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face he said: [...] Come, letโs drink deeply of love till morning; letโs enjoy ourselves with love! My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon
to anyone who was worried about my morrowind playthrough being broken due to the taxman cheese fail: I DID IT
i fixed it with console commands >:D
now i killed the remaining slavers found in that one cave near seyda neen
oh meow?
The local train company has proposed a novel solution to the fact that they have utterly failed at meeting literally any expectations:
Lower the expectations. Just write the train times assuming the train will be 10 minutes late, also operate less trains. The train won't have to be cancelled if no one ever expected it to be there. No seriously thats the plan. That is literally what they are going to do.
Update on Gentoo on the T60 (still old CPU)
I'm building LLVM. OMFG this is the worst out of all the packages I have built, it is taking so fucking long.
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Most browser engines are even worse ๐
Good thing I'm not running a desktop profile and I'm probably not going to be building any of that stuff.
Also, I'm installing gentoo in a VM on my tower so I can potentially build on it and create binary packages for the laptop.
And LLVM is still building.
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Mega mega mega THREAD
Hell yeah panbear
Panbear strong!
It sucks to announce but I had to nut up and do this: I retracted my seasonal work out of Ohio because I finally got a shitty minimum wage job. I just want to build up my savings and the economy is so in the toilet Iโm not going to risk moving for a seasonal job when itโs likely Iโm not going to get a more permanent job anytime soon.
Fuck my chud life
Historians will be like:
Two trucks are just friends Two trucks are just friends They do nothing oh, nothing nothing of consequence
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No current struggle session discussion here on the new general megathread, i will ban you from the comm and remove your comment, have a good day/night :meow-coffee:
Watching Big Yellow Streams.
the fly that lives in my toilet
It took me three hours before what you said finally clicked with me. I was thinking like "when did Big Yellow ever said this? What is it in reference of?"
