Department of Public Works employee Eric Batman claims that having to see a Progress Pride flag flying outside the department’s Alhambra, California, headquarters during the month of June effectively forces him to “celebrate, recognize, and solemnize conduct and actions that he views as sin” in conflict with his sincerely held Christian religious beliefs, according to a lawsuit filed in March by anti-LGBTQ+ evangelical nonprofit the Liberty Counsel.

      • FrChazzz@lemmus.org
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        6 days ago

        This reminds me that I once, in the name of humor, tried to whip up a progress pride-inspired Confederate flag as a trolling tool and it’s among the most cursed things I’ve ever seen. Pretty sure I deleted it from existence…

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          Oh those people exist. An ex gf of mine once found herself on a date with a woman who was just wildly and openly racist and assumed that since they were both white southerners she’d agree.