To be honest I didn’t know much about the history of the flag until I was asked to write this post. The rainbow flag, known as the pride flag, seemed dangerous to a kid just trying to fall under the radar. That it would indicate to the world that I was all of the things I was trying so desperately not to be. That if I wore or owned anything resembling a rainbow I was in danger of being discovered. Therefore, the rainbow flag felt like a threat. When I reached middle school I realized something was different about me. Rainbows have a tendency to do the opposite of that. Growing up biracial, queer, and a child of an immigrant in the heart of Texas, I attempted my very best to blend in. Having only seen it mass produced and put on everything from t-shirts to coffee cups, by the time I came to understand that rainbow flag represented the LGBT community I tried my best to avoid it.
