Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
The libertarian in me says "so what?" The Fed is kinda, sorta, maybe like a private institution in that its decisions don't have to be ratified by the President or Congress, but I admit everything else about it is as government as the Post Office.
An interesting issue is developing about which flags the Fed will fly, and which flags it won't fly.
June, in case you didn't know, was declared by President Obama as "Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Pride" month. Isn't Pride one of the 7 deadly sins? But I digress.
The Fed will fly the Gay Pride Flag all month long.
According to this column, a Fed spokesperson had this expected, boring, politically correct snack to offer us:
In an interview with the website Richmond.com, Sally Green -- identified as the bank's chief operating officer -- says the institution "strongly support[s] a diverse and inclusive culture" and has "learned it is important to value and embrace differences -- both seen and unseen. We are flying the 'Pride' flag as an example of our commitment to values of acceptance and inclusion."
Just words, or does she really believe it? Victoria Cobb, president of the pro-family "The Family Foundation" who can see the fluttering rainbow flag from her office window, has a pretty interesting way to test the Feds' commitment to diversity.
Cobb notes that September is "Christian Heritage Month" and wants to see the Fed fly a pro-Christian flag all month long.
So, what do you suppose are the Las Vegas odds the Fed remembers the importance of embracing differences and diversity and flies a pro-Christian flag in September?
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Aug '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Tommy De Seno
June, in case you didn't know, was declared by President Obama as "Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Pride" month.
Great Zeus, whatever happened to Gaypril?
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Gaypril? Was that a real thing?
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Tommy De Seno
June, in case you didn't know, was declared by President Obama as "Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Pride" month. Isn't Pride one of the 7 deadly sins? But I digress.
Oh! I didn't know. That explains why downtown San Francisco around Union Square is now covered in gay flags. Down in the Castro, the gay flag (or many of them, as they line the main boulevard down there) is flown year round, but I'm not accustomed to seeing it in the touristy downtown area.
Jul '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Do they "value and embrace" terrorists?
Do they "value and embrace" female genital mutilation?
Do they "value and embrace" beheadings?
Do they "value and embrace" nazis?
Do they "value and embrace" ....
May '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Yeah, but you're gonna love the new dollar...
Dec '10
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You would think the Fed would have a couple trillion other things to occupy its time.
Any chance the selection of June for GLT (what happened to B??) Pride month, the month of the June bride, is accidental? This administration takes every opportunity to rub its perversion of the traditional values we embrace in our faces.
Mar '11
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
You know, if these gay rights people really wanted equal rights, all they would have to do is lobby for a bill granting gays the same rights as married couples (the right to visit their partners in the hospital, etc etc) under a name other than marriage.
But this was never about gay rights. What these guys really want is for the federal government to compel religious people to abandon their religious principles and support/condone homosexuality. And that's why it will be several more decades before gays actually do receive equal rights.
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Abdiel: You know, if these gay rights people really wanted equal rights, all they would have to do is lobby for a bill granting gays the same rights as married couples (the right to visit their partners in the hospital, etc etc) under a name other than marriage.
But this was never about gay rights. What these guys really want is for the federal government to compel religious people to abandon their religious principles and support/condone homosexuality. And that's why it will be several more decades before gays actually do receive equal rights. · Jun 3 at 9:48am
Interesting point, because NJ did exactly what you said. Gays have exactly the same rights as married people, with the exception of use of the term marriage.
Yet, exactly as you predict, the fight somehow rages on here.
Jul '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Tommy De Seno
So, what do you suppose are the Las Vegas odds the Fed remembers the importance of embracing differences and diversity and flies a pro-Christian flag in September? ·
A pro-Christian flag is a symbol of hate to the gay left. Flying it would be unbearable provocation and grounds for an arms-linked march led by Jesse Jackson and Lady Ga-Ga..
May '10
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Edited on Jun 3, 2011 at 10:32amSep '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
I'm gay and hate this kind of thing. The emblem of a state of all things! (At least purple looks cool emanating from the top of the Empire State.) Flag-waving is definitely the prominent stance in the so-called gay community (at least as reflected by the media). Ironically, it's the not the flag of individual rights, but of self-absorbed group think. I for one refuse to salute.
Sep '10
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Flying a flag is a nice gesture, but the real test is obviously who is and is not allowed on the FED softball team.
May '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Are you "out" to the rest of your gay community? I mean, do they know you're a *gasp* conservative? How is the tolerance level to that?
May '10
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About 10 years ago some friends of mine started a "Take the rainbow back" campaign. They felt it was unfair to not be able to wear a t-shirt or have a bumper sticker w/ a rainbow without it being a statement for anything other than liking rainbows. It didn't work, but the "Take the rainbow back" t-shirts were a classic!
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Abdiel: You know, if these gay rights people really wanted equal rights, all they would have to do is lobby for a bill granting gays the same rights as married couples (the right to visit their partners in the hospital, etc etc) under a name other than marriage.
But this was never about gay rights. What these guys really want is for the federal government to compel religious people to abandon their religious principles and support/condone homosexuality. And that's why it will be several more decades before gays actually do receive equal rights. · Jun 3 at 9:48am
One more thing about your excellent point.
I do think you hit the nail on the head when it comes to the activists. They do seem to seek more than rights to do as they wish - they want acceptance, which is an attack on the religion of others.
Much of the rank and file, the everday Gay person who isn't politically involved, doesn't feel that way.
That last conclusion I make is completely anecdotal based upon my own observation.
Aug '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Oh, EJ!
The bowtie is a nice touch, btw.
Aug '10
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Well, it was at my college campus.
Especially in the cafeterias, for some reason (or dining halls, as I suppose I should call 'em). Reallyspruced the dining halls up... wouldn't've minded that all year.
Dec '10
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I thought it was Apocalyptic Flood Awareness month. This is what greeted me this morning as I was getting into my car.
Jun '10
Re: Federal Reserve Flying The Gay Flag All Month
Abdiel: You know, if these gay rights people really wanted equal rights, all they would have to do is lobby for a bill granting gays the same rights as married couples (the right to visit their partners in the hospital, etc etc) under a name other than marriage.
But this was never about gay rights. What these guys really want is for the federal government to compel religious people to abandon their religious principles and support/condone homosexuality.
Are the rights of married couples negative rights or positive rights? Positive rights like the right to health care create obligations on others, i.e. if I have a right to treatment, and a doctor refuses to see me, his inaction violates my right.
It seems to me that most of the rights SSM proponents seek are positive rights that compel others to recognize their marriage: hospitals, employers, adoption agencies, perhaps even churches. For example, several Catholic adoption agencies have closed recently rather than agree to place children with same-sex couples. Like the doctor in the prior example, merely refusing certain customers now constitutes a violation of their positive rights.
Oct '10
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If the rainbow flag were really a symbol of non-heterosexual people, I'd be all for this. It's not. It's a symbol of the gay left's political groupthink. They are not endorsing equality and gay and bisexual people; they are endorsing a political faction.