Matua Kahurangi: The disturbing symbolism behind the transgender flag

The flag’s creator admitted it represents baby boys and girls – and that should alarm us all

Yesterday while scrolling through X, I came across a reply that made me pause. One of my followers @Uraniumphile had written:

“I taught my kids that the rainbow flag, and the pink, white, blue flag are danger signals. They know to avoid any adult who displays those signals, including any teacher.”

That comment stuck with me. It got me thinking about why the so-called “transgender” movement chose these particular colours in the first place.

It’s no conspiracy to point out that an increasing number of transgender individuals have appeared before the courts on charges relating to child exploitation material. Just this week, I wrote about Storm Constable-Carter, who was sentenced in a South Island courtroom after being caught with a horde of vile images and videos - which included babies, toddlers, children and beastiality.

This brings me to the colours of the transgender flag. Baby pink and baby blue. Walk through Kmart or The Warehouse and look at the toy section. These are the very shades used to attract children’s attention. They are intentionally bright, deliberately appealing to young eyes. Why on earth would a movement that demands recognition and legitimacy select colours that mirror the marketing strategies of toy companies

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Was the intention to appeal to children? It’s a question that is increasingly hard to ignore. The more I read news reports of trans-identified men and women caught with child abuse material, the harder it becomes to believe this is just a coincidence.

A little digging led me to the origins of the transgender pride flag. It was created in 1999 by Monica Helms, a U.S. Navy veteran (no surprises there) and activist, and first flown at the Phoenix Pride parade in 2000. Helms herself described the symbolism as follows:

“The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional colour for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional colour for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.”

 

 

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The colours explicitly represent baby boys and baby girls. This is not speculation. It is the stated intent of the flag’s creator. That should disturb anyone paying attention.

Why would an activist designing a political flag use symbols tied to infants? Most people who transition don’t do so as babies. It tends to happen in adolescence or adulthood. Yet here we have the official flag of transgender activism literally branding itself with the colours of children.

The more I look into this, the more unsettling it becomes. At best it is a grotesque mistake. At worst it reveals something deeply sinister at the core of a movement that has wrapped itself in the language of “inclusion” while targeting the youngest and most vulnerable among us.

Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.