Gay pride and transsexual flags flying at white house

LGBTQ-specific exhibits were also targeted. Amy Sherald, the portrait artist who gained acclaim for her painting of former First Lady Michelle Obamacanceled her show at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery due to the museum's "internal concerns" over the aforementioned painting, Trans Forming Liberty.

The Biden administration's Pride Month celebration at the White House on June 10 included the new "Progress Pride Flag," which some critics have attacked for its design elements. Additionally, the post targets an exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which "includes biological men competing in women's sports and argues in favor of 'transgender' athletes competing in sports against the opposite biological sex," and a " painting depicting a transgender Statue of Liberty " that was never actually displayed in the National Portrait Gallery.

Photos show that in the June 10 White House display, the progress pride flag was centered between two American flags, but there was another American flag flying overhead from a staff, higher than. The flag includes black, brown, blue, pink, and white stripes on a traditional Pride flag to represent people of color, as well as the transgender community.

The White House also points to many exhibits that examine the racial history and present of the United States, including displays that address white privilege, slaveryand immigration. Trump Smithsonian showdown: Women's History Museum erases trans people or loses funding.

Return to Homepage. However, even prior to the White House's critiques, the Smithsonian has found itself a target of criticism among progressives. In response to these perceived offenses, the president says he has instructed his attorneys to "go through the museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with colleges and universities.

President Trump is coming for the museums of Washington, D. The White House released a list of what it would characterize as evidence Thursday that the Smithsonian and its umbrella of museums in the nation's capital are "woke" and in need of reform. U.S. President Joe Biden hosted a Pride celebration at the White House that featured a display of two U.S.

flags and the Progress Pride flag, which became the subject of online criticism. The White House also criticizes an exhibit that says U. Meanwhile, according to a different checklist from Keene State Collegethe characteristics of fascism include "political power derived from questioning reality, endorsing myth and rage, and promoting lies," opposition to "any initiatives or institutions that are racially, ethically, or religiously harmonious," and "disdain for intellectuals and the arts not aligned with the fascist narrative.

The progress pride flag was centered and displayed between two American flags during a June 10 White House pride event. Sign out. The White House also released a new WhiteHouse. It criticizes exhibits that: teach that the Texas Revolution was pro-slavery; comment on pregnant women being thrown overboard during the Middle Passage of the Atlantic Slave Trade; and observe that "voter integrity measures" are meant to take away political power from oppressed groups.