This is gay pride month. I understand that a Gay Pride flag will be flying in front of one of the county administration buildings alongside Old Glory and the California state flag. This doesn’t seem proper. The American flag and the California state flag are for all the people. I don’t feel that a flag representing such a small segment of the population should be displayed with the American flag and our state flag.

I have no quarrel with gay people. There have always been gay people.  There will always be gay people. Leave them alone and let them enjoy happy and productive lives. They don’t need to display a flag just because they were born with different characteristics than the rest of us.

If there is a lighter side to this, it is that we will be seeing flags from other groups born with characteristics outside the norm. We may be seeing flags for left-handed folks, bald headed men, freckles, red heads, and on and on. Let’s hope not.

Dave Thomas

6/22/2023