‘Government officials claim that the graffiti and skid marks are all hateful and vow to back the LGBTQIA+ community with more paint, but what none of these people realize is that queering the infrastructure is not a neutral act. As “inclusive” as they may feel it is to proclaim allegiance to sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics in public, with paint, on the street, it is exclusive to so many others. Lots of people don’t want to go around thinking about gay stuff all day, don’t feel a need to have their thoughts hijacked with Pride simply by walking across the street.’
LIBBY EMMONS: In Biden’s America, defacing a Pride mural is a felony, but defacing national monuments goes unpunished
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