My supporters group for my small local football team already flies pride, anti-fascist, and pro-union flags at away games (we've covered a stand at our home ground already & actually had a bit of a scrap defending them tonight).
A couple of people want to add a straight-ally flag. It's a nice enough flag and nice concept, but as far as I'm aware it doesn't have much actual history and feels a little bit like hedging your bets (like saying "I'm supportive but definitely not queer in any way") but maybe I'm just being overly concerned as a not particularly binary-embracing but mostly boringly cis-het guy.
Thoughts from any queer or otherwise identifying comrades?
UPDATE: as I felt, consensus seems to be that it's cringe at best. I feel like it creates a needless dividing line and reinforces some problematic dynamics. I've also talked to the two openly queer people in our supporters group and while they didn't have strong opinions. One didn't care either way and the other felt a little odd about it although didn't feel strongly. So I'm gonna suggest to our group that we don't fly it and stick with just the more traditional pride flags.
doesn't making a new flag then complete the process by also implicitly excluding yourself? just use the pride flag. and the trans pride flag too, like thats cool. but mashing them together just looks bad and misses the point
both sides of of the conflict claim that the flag includes everyone AND use the flag. the disagreement is over the existenceof trans people. the point of the new flag is to signal to trans people that you're safe and not exterminationist.