In some of the discussions this week folks have commented about participation in Pride and I made comments that focused on not bringing Israeli flags to Pride, which elicited some strong reactions from folks, and it got me curious.

Are many of you thinking about bringing Israeli flags to Pride?

In any other year, would you bring Israeli flags or do you feel more motivated this year?

I'm asking because I've seen so much more discussion about this stuff and so much more polarization. In any other year I'm not a bring-a-flag-to-Pride guy. I lived in Israel a few years and I'm an observant Jew but for me, Pride isn't about any kind of religious or national identity; it's about being proud of who I am and surviving what I've gone through to be a happy and healthy gay adult.

I'm also curious if there's an age element, too. I'm 42 and all of my gay elders/role models when I was coming up/out in the late 90s/early 2000s had been folks who had come of age in the 80s, and I think Pride was a very different thing back then - it felt like such a major thing just to be proudly gay in public and that's mostly all we focused on. I know it's different for a lot of folks now.

If you're up for sharing, I'd love to hear your thoughts and responses.