A while back they had a German ad with a closet filled with blåhaj
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Yeah they might be onto something ;-)
“Ihr habt BLÅHAJ zum Symbol gemacht. Wir schwimmen mit Stolz an eurer Seite. Danke, Trans Community!”
"You have made BLÅHAJ a symbol. We swim alongside you with pride. Thank you, Trans Community!"
Pride in Leipzig Germany, 2025
... How could they not? The blåhaj thing has been going on for years lol
you put å in a wrong place haha
Mb, not Swedish :(
apology not accepted, i expect you to show us your new citizenship within the year.
God dammit, I wanted to move to Ireland.
Sorry to derail this but I was VERY confused and oscillating between ready to jump to your defense and questioning my own mind before I realised you probably edited? That's why it's a good idea to add sth like "Edit: typo". Just so you know. Carry on :)
mb
Why is this shark a symbol, because of the same colors?
Yes. The doll has become a trans symbol.
I know that it is a trans symbol, but I couldn't find out why. Is there an actual reason or was it just chosen randomly?
From what I can tell, bit of both. It started as a meme on Tumblr, gained popularity because it's easily available worldwide (wherever there's an Ikea), and became gay because Tumblr big gay. The colors nicely matching their
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Seeing all the upvotes, I assume I cracked the code.
I’ve finally learned what blahaj represents. That’s awesome.
Why are there no trans flags in any of the ikea stores i went to
Are you in a red state?
Romania hates trans people and is a country so i think yes
See. This is how it's done.
IRON YOUR DAMN FLAGS PEOPLE!
.........what the fuck is a bedrule?
You just be new here
It's bedroom, transformed to include the word "rule", as is the style in this Community.
So, uh, what are the odds of two trans people sleeping together? I'm asking honestly. Seems a really unlikely combo.
(disclaimer: I'm a cis guy so take this with a grain of salt) Actually quite likely. Dating is hard for trans people because on one side there's a lot of bigotry/transphobia/... And on the other side trans people (especially trans women) have been fetishized, so I can imagine that the dating scene does not feel very safe. Combine this with the fact that other trans people tend to understand best what someone who's trans has lived through and it seems quite natural that trans people often date other trans people.
I have no idea on the statistics, but would consider this from the perspective of some other groups of individuals that commonly associate with each other. People with common backgrounds and experiences (actors, alcoholics, aristocrats, etc.) tend to be in each other's company. Coupling among them doesn't seem uncommon.
Mercury Stardust (trans handy ma'm) is married to a NB person, iirc, although I'm not sure if they consider themselves trans.
Honest question, maybe not the right forum, why do trans people worship/idolise the pink/white/blue flag and dance around it like rats for the piper? It doesn't define them, it contains pink and blue, two colours that are explicitly used for boys and girls separately. Any explanations other than "you don't get it?" and "so they can be marketed to separately"?
I mean, like any pride flag, it's a symbol that is used to represent them. People like feeling represented, simple as.
I can maybe explain - blue is traditionally a color that is associated with boys, pink is a color that is traditionally associated with girls, white is a full spectrum color that represents the gender diversity outside those two.
Obviously the idea isn't to limit people to boxes but making a simple yet commonly understandable sign that represents something as complex as gender identity can be quite tricky so compromises tend to be made.
Also, weren't you the person that said:
If [marginalized communities] don’t feel comfortable, then more questions need to be asked as to why
So then can I ask why did you think comparing trans people to rats led by a piped piper was the way to engage the community if your goal was to promote understanding and inclusivity?
Americans worship/idolize/dance around a flag containing union jack colours like donkeys.
You do realize the tone of your question comes off as intentionally aggressive and inflammatory, right? It's akin to saying "so why do you beat your wife/children/significant other?" to people you don't know.
I'm black (well, a mutt) and I hate the systematic abuses done to any minority or anyone at all really, but I don't have any black lives matter flags, decals, etc despite my agreement with the movement. It's kinda disingenuous to ascribe something you've seen a few do to a whole group or movement.
Based on all your fighting with the responses you aren't asking honest questions here
Narrator Voice: "It was not an honest question"
Looks cute. I would assume.