re: Rainbow flag raised at US National military cemetery

“There’s nothing more military than that flag, because not only does it represent a group of veterans who were traditionally marginalized by society, but the person who created the flag was also an Army veteran.”

According to the VA, an estimated one million veterans identify as LGBTQ+. And while those veterans experience mental illness and suicidal thoughts at far higher rates than those outside their community, they are significantly less likely to seek routine care, largely because of fears about discrimination.

“[It’s] important to allow them to feel comfortable in our facility and to have open conversations with providers,” said Shenk.

It’s one month and an olive branch to current and former service members. So much hate, have some compassion for your fellow Americans.