Why pride flags should be allowed at school.

Pride flags have been around since the ’70s. The LGBTQ+ community has many different flags with many different meanings but the most commonly used pride flag is the progressive pride. It has the transgender flag with a chevron along the hoist that features black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes to bring those communities (marginalized people of color and trans individuals). There is a safe space for lgbtq+ students when they see a pride flag in a room knowing they are accepted and safe. In schools, I see pride flags hanging on doors and in windows and it makes me feel safe and loved. In the past years, I had to fight with my middle school to even let students know about GSA (gender sexuality alliance) I’d be dearly sad if they were taken down. Sadly, not a lot of kids have a decent home life like me. I was in eighth grade and my biological grandmother had found a pride shirt in my suitcase and I was humiliated as I was forced to come out as lesbian. I remember calling my mom and crying my heart out. I had to be sent home and even today I still personally deal with issues such as fetishization of women loving women and much more such as being denied healthcare, housing and issues that are not talked about daily. School should be a community for everyone not selective people.