Gay canes

Flag my White Cane?

What does it mean to Flag with the White Cane

By Patrick Wilson, high academy student

Introduction:

There is some controversy involving flagging your cane and how high it should go. I am writing this blog to educate people on what flagging is and clarify some of its discussion.

About flagging:

Flagging is when the user of a cane is standing at a street, crosswalk, or any other area where they can cross where cars may move. Flagging involves lifting the cane in the air to say drivers that the user has a visual impairment. The methods used for flagging vary depending on the user and the environment.

The idea behind this blog:

My Orientation and Mobility (O and M) instructor took a picture of me flagging my cane at an intersection and posted it to the school’s Facebook page. Some people posted on Facebook about how flagging was not taught to them, which led to a discussion on different ways to flag.

What happens when you flag:

When you flag, you send a signal to drivers to narrate them you have a white cane and are visually impaired. The higher you flag, there is a generally higher chance that the driver will see you. If you flag low, the driver won

'Canes show their identity

More than three decades ago, the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights made a historical convert. The scope and accomplishment of the rally marked October 11 as the official National Coming Out Day and the packed month of October as LGBT History Month.

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Officials in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly caned two men Thursday for breaching the Islamic Sharia law by having a same-sex connection. Four other people were also caned for a variety of offences.

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The criminal law came into force in 2015. Since then, hundreds of people have been publicly caned. Authorities and vigilantes acquire been known to raid private spaces and houses to target defectors, especially from the highly persecuted LGBT community.

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Candy Cane Bisexual is a term for a attracted to both genders individual who supports all m-spec labels, microlabels, he/him lesbians and she/her gays, nonbinary lesbians and gays. They also support and teach about bisexuality and its history, and undertake the same for other m-spec labels and their histories. A candy cane bisexual doesn't allow pansexual ignorance, erasure, or stigmatization and understands bi/pan solidarity. They also like candy canes.

History

The term was coined by Tumblr user mogai-ladies on May 25th, 2020.^[1]

Flag

The flag was also created by mogai-ladies and is a pastel version of the bisexual flag. The logo is a depiction of two crossed candy canes.