Confirmed: Queer people have iron deficiency.
Every queer person who sees my flag asks “Yours is ironed?”
Obviously this is a joke, but there used to be an important reason we kept the flags wrinkled like that: it meant that you never knew who had bought a flag at a Pride event and who brought one they owned.
This meant that people who were ‘caught’ at an event by friends or family they weren’t out to, they could say they just bought the flag to support the cause. It also meant there was no way to tell who had been there longer than others.
Beautiful reasons but there’s an easier one… we don’t want our flags to be straight (I only ironed my trans flag).
What they want us to do? Straight-en it?
Remember to iron your flags,
fafriends ☺️What if I don’t own an iron?
Wash and dry it, then hang it up again. If it’s not washable, hanging it in a bathroom with a shower may help to steam the wrinkles out over time.
Hang it on your shower curtain rod, run a hot water only shower to steam up the room and close the door.
PS: A “make out” session in the steamed up room while you wait for the flag to relax is a great way to not let all that steam go to waste.
What’s with the 3rd flag in the first picture? Just looks like an elongated falg of Romania or Chad. Or is it just a wish.com rainbow flag?
