lgbt pride, Elsewhere, Plymouth Citybus suffered criticism from the LGBT+ community after it announced it had altered its rainbow Pride bus, printing the words “thank you NHS and key workers” on the side. Mr Pickard's youngest son, five year old Nyle initially began helping his father with the first wall, along with Mr Pickard's partner Kelly, a 32 year old caterer and her son Blake, 13 contributing to a few bricks from the windows too.
The commercialisation of the rainbow flag and the queer movement has not only weakened the power of the symbol, but alienated LGBTQIA+ people from their own community. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Arizona election center is forced to CLOSE after Trump supporters chanting 'count the vote' protest the state being called for Biden too SOON as president closes the gap with more than 400K ballots still to go, 'Do you think we are fools?' Social media users blast 'insane' Oregon voters for approving measure to decriminalize possession of ALL drugs including HEROIN and COCAINE, Anti-Trump protesters clash with NYPD in Manhattan's Greenwich Village as National Guard is activated in Portland and LAPD declares 'tactical alert' for second night in a row - as election result hangs in the balance, 'This is an extremely flammable situation and he just threw a match into it': Chris Wallace, Jake Tapper and Savannah Guthrie lead anchors blasting Trump for prematurely declaring election victory, Biden's support among black male voters dropped a record 15% compared to Obama in 2008 after a series of campaign gaffes and claims he took the African American vote for granted, Nancy on the brink? The six-colour Pride flag, however, should remain for the LGBT+ community, she said. We should never platform organisations who both harm our community whilst profiting from our struggle.’. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Manchester Pride, for example, came under fire in 2019 when it charged £71 for entry. As the work of generations of queer activists has paid off, and being LGBT+ is (somewhat) more accepted, companies have been cashing in on our movement, both by appealing to the pink pound and using Pride as a marketing gimmick to seem progressive. 'I had been inspired by the pictures of rainbows in neighbours' windows and initially just started doing the wall. Pride events around the country have been steadily raising their prices to keep up with higher and higher production value, further squeezing out queer people, who are more likely to have lower incomes. The campaign was started by 16-year-old Bella McMonagle from Northern Ireland, who told Forbes: “I and thousands of other LGBT+ people in this country feel like they are having their history erased – both young and the old members of the community. From fundamental Christians trying to ‘take back the rainbow’, to TERFs claiming the rainbow has become a tool for ‘silencing women’, the Citybus re-brand definitely isn’t the first time the queer community has had to defend our colours. Drawings and paintings of rainbows have been springing up in windows across the UK, with schools and parents encouraging children to “spread hope” to those unable to leave home, and to show solidarity with key workers and the NHS during the pandemic.
Father-of-two, 36, chalks his ENTIRE house with rainbow colours in honour of NHS heroes battling coronavirus Craig Pickard painted the front of his house with rainbow-coloured … It's the nightmare scenario - a stubborn Trump refusing to quit power and relying on the Supreme Court he shaped to back him, 'It's bonkers and dangerous for public health!' NHS, 'But one thing led to another and then I did the whole house.'. Now, a queer teen has started a petition against the rainbow being used as an NHS sigil. petition, Mr Pickard said: ' I decided to chalk the entire house in the colours of the rainbow as a special tribute to the NHS, Craig Pickard and his son Nyle, pictured, have used chalk to paint their house in Rotherham rainbow coloured in honour of NHS heroes, Mr Pickard, pictured, said people have been stopping outside his house to look at the display, Mr Pickard said he spent 16 hours completing his epic art project on front of his house.
Get in touch by emailing [email protected], MORE : Rainbow sandwiches and Pride logos mean nothing when queer people are still suffering, MORE : How to stay connected to the LGBTI community during lockdown, MORE : Being LGBTQI and Muslim is no easy ride. The company have since apologised, by explaining that this repurposing of the Pride buses is a ‘temporary’ measure. ðLook out for the bus on our roads soon! Mr Pickard added: 'The kids love it, not just my own but the ones who walk past on their daily walk too. The rainbow is a symbol of solidarity and peace, and there’s no reason that the popularisation of the seven stripe rainbow as a motif for the NHS should dilute the power of … The trend was picked up by online sellers, who began selling “thank you NHS flags” with the same six-colour rainbow designed by Gilbert Baker that has represented LGBT+ Pride since 1978. Will McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway be open during the second lockdown in England? (Custom Flags NI/ Facebook). “I know, and my online supporters all agree that we love and respect what the NHS workers are doing for us. 'We've even had people stop driving past, to see it and i feel like it's something to brighten the day. 'We had the chalk already in and wanted to take part in the rainbow for NHS workers that we'd already seen some neighbours do. I thought someone should speak up and do something about it. We aren’t blaming them at all for our flag being ‘rebranded’. If CityBus had offered free rides to NHS workers or free rides on their rainbow bus during Pride, that would be actual allyship, for example. Bright idea! Play it now. A father of two has spent more than 16 hours transforming his entire house into the colours of the rainbow, as a uplifting tribute to frontline workers.