#the lesbian flag is just the prettiest one imo

[seraphic-sapphic-safehaven]

I know flag discourse is kinda done and over with but I'd seen a tweet that had something to do with lgbtq+ flags and every tweet about the lesbian flag being the prettiest was like.... :/ setting aside stuff about the creator, it's like just not, I don't see it as very appealing colors and it's literally just half of the butch flag and half of the lipstick flag--which had a problematic creator itself and the whole reason for the redesign! And I know the colors probably mean more than butch/femme but like, ya know, idk not every lesbian is butch or femme but whatever.

At this point though I feel like I wouldn't be able to use any other flags--and also just like uh, feel like cause I'm mspec lesbian there's a whole other can of worms so like. Idk how to end this vent lol hope you're doing ok.

Discourse is never over, IMO. It just kinda goes through cycles, I think. But yeah, I agree with you. Personal opinions about the creator and such aside, it really just ISN'T as pretty as people say it is. I mean, I've never really liked the color orange, but I understand that it CAN be pretty. But in that flag?? No, it's not. It's bad shades and a bad combo of colors. And honestly, the meanings don't make me think of those colors anyway. And yes, it IS a combo of two flags, which has its own set of issues such as what you said about not every lesbian being butch and femme (those terms aren't even lesbian-exlusive either).

But honey, you can use whatever flag you want. If people don't know what flag it is, so what? If they really care, they can politely ask. Personally, I claim 3 different lesbian flags: the Sappho lesbian flag, the one I created, and the pan lesbian flag by @bi-lesbian. Not many people, especially not many outside the Internet, know exactly what flags they are, but that doesn't matter to me because they make ME happy and that's all that matters. The only thing that sucks about using flags different from mainstream ones is that it's harder to get merch of them. But I already got the Sappho lesbian and the pan lesbian flag custom made, and I even got an artist I like to make a Sappho lesbian flag version of a sticker they designed! So it's not impossible, just a little harder to acquire.

Please use whatever flag(s) make you happy, and forget what everyone else thinks. Your happiness is what matters 💜🩷💛💚 And I hope you're doing alright as well!!

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