Almost 20,000 individuals have signed a petition protesting plans to fly Progress Delight flags alongside considered one of London's most well-known thoroughfares.
The petition was launched by Christian Concern forward of an exhibition deliberate for Delight month in June.
It’s common for retailers, practice stations and different public areas to be embellished with Delight flags each June.
Progress Delight flags differ from conventional Delight flags by together with brown, black, mild blue, and pink stripes. These extra stripes signify individuals of coloration, trans individuals, and folks dwelling with HIV/AIDS.
A petition to Westminster Metropolis Council calls the flags “divisive” and “flagrant” and says they’re “fully inappropriate for this historic, iconic road in central London”.
“Each June, our neighborhoods are awash in Delight flags as councils, retailers and different companies sign their help for LGBTQ+ ideology. It's time to cease it,” the petition reads.
“Rainbow flags are dangerous sufficient – however 'Progress Delight' flags add transgender stripes – a motion that has executed untold harm to gender-questioning kids lately.”
He provides that the flags “make anybody who doesn't help the entire LGBTQ+ agenda really feel unwelcome.”
“They ship a message that Christians and different individuals with historic beliefs about sexuality and gender are usually not welcome,” the petition reads.
