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Better Gay than Grumpy

Spinsters, confirmed bachelors, and LGBTQ collecting

Transgender flag designed by Monica Helms (right), and friends. The flag's stripes represent the traditional pink and blue associated with girls and boys and white for intersex, transitioning, or of undefined gender. Helms served in the United States Navy and became an activist for transgender rights in the late 1990s in Arizona where she grew up. She designed the flag in 1999. — Transgender flag designed by Monica Helms (right), and friends. The flag’s stripes represent the traditional pink and blue associated with girls and boys and white for intersex, transitioning, or of undefined gender. Helms served in the United States Navy and became an activist for transgender rights in the late 1990s in Arizona where she grew up. She designed the flag in 1999.

A look back at LGBTQ+ rights

New Americans and the inspirational lady in New York harbor

Statue of Liberty “holding a tomato in her right hand instead of a torch, and a basket of tomatoes in her left hand instead of a tablet. Esta estatua de la libertad, hecha por la Coalición de Trabajadores de Immokalee o CIW (por sus siglas en ingles) en 2000, fue llevada a una marcha de 230 millas por la dignidad, el diálogo y un salario justo. — The Immokalee Statue of Liberty - Coalición de Trabajadores de Immokalee o CIW - Smithsonian

A painting of Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas — Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas by Rigoberto Gonzalez - Smithsonian

A painting of a trans woman with pink hair and a blue gown, holding a torch in the pose of the statue of liberty — Trans Forming Liberty by Amy Sherald - Smithsonian

Critics accuse the Smithsonian’s American History Museum Is Wall-To-Wall Anti-American Propaganda and The Heritage Foundation describes it as “hothouse to curate grievances against the United States.”

Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art - NPR