A few weeks ago on The Affirming Practice Podcast, my co-host Bob and I did an episode on "blind-isms"—like colorblind racism—but applied to a range of systemic oppressions. These "-isms" allow people to escape the guilt of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and more, but they don't erase the impact. In reality, we see race, class, gender, sex, ability, and sexual orientation because our societies won't allow us not to. The systems on which our societies run are embedded so deeply

This image is of the intersex inclusive progress pride flag. I have added the words "Allies Use This Flag" to note the preference by the community for allies to use the same flag as us rather than their own flag. The job of allies is to listen to those in the community they are allied to. Sometime in the 2000s a straight ally pride flag came out giving heterosexual, cisgender people their own banner to fly overhead at Pride events. Giving them a way to virtue signal their al