A political cartoon in a desaturated, sketchy style, viewed from behind. A large figure in a navy suit, identifiable by a distinct swooping blonde hairstyle and an exaggeratedly long red tie, stands on a step-stool. He has removed a vibrant, rainbow-colored spectrum flag from a tall pole in a fenced city park resembling Christopher Park at Stonewall. He is in the process of tucking the folded, colorful flag into a drab leather briefcase, leaving the flagpole bare against a grey sky. The image symbolizes the bureaucratic removal of LGBTQ+ visibility.
They didn't burn it, they just "filed it away."
The Pride flag at Stonewall is officially gone. This is how erasure happens now - not with a bang, but with a memo, a step-stool, and a briefcase.
History is being boxed up in realtime. π¦π«π³οΈβπ
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