Sunny from WA-
Gay and Christian are not antonyms. Maybe you should remember that.

Also, I'm not quite sure why everyone here is coming down so hard on this story. It was an opportunity for these people to have some fun and others to contribute to a new idea, a project that, if nothing else, brought some people together to have some fun.

I'm gay... and I think maybe some people should just calm down a bit. Thanks for a fun project Studio 360!

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html

The US flag has been redesigned to better fit us as Americans over the past 235+ years. It doesn't render the previous flags as meaningless or discount the peoples' struggles. I believe that the rainbow being tied in will honor the longstanding design while bringing it into a symbol of the future. I really like the circular rainbow fade as well as the phasing bars of color with the white borders. I'd be proud to put them on my car, toolbox, hardhat, tee shirts, etc.

There have been color bars, swooshes, pink triangles with rainbow borders, black triangles, rainbow peace signs, shapes of states....why now is this new conceptualizing of a symbol so offensive?

I enjoyed the story quite a bit and am somewhat taken aback by the defensive response of some of my fellow gays.

First, and most obviously, Robert from NYC - a radio show can't be straight, gay, or otherwise. It can express a viewpoint, but it has no inherent sexuality.

Second, Kurt expressed unequivocal support for gay rights in introducing (and producing) the piece. Kudos for that.

Lastly, the producers were having fun with an iconic cultural image. That they chose to play with it suggests how reverent it has become. That's a positive endorsement for our community.

Lighten up.

Oh, and for what's it worth - I am a gay guy that would LOVE to see the cliche of the rainbow flag altered. I am disappointed that the pink triangle iconography of earlier years (which was hard-won and that told a human story) was eschewed in favor of this very generic, milquetoast-y symbol.

New York doesn't equal the entire USA. Even if New York is the last state to legalized marriage, we still shouldn't retire the rainbow flag. Just look at our neighbor, Canada, which has legalized marriage nationwide: the flag is still proudly flown. The rainbow flag symbolizes the celebration of diversity. Ultimately, it will be a flag for everyone, gay AND straight. Until that day, there's still a long road ahead of the LGBT community to fight for full equality and acceptance in not only marriage but the right to believe in the same God everybody else believes in.

How presumptuous of Kurt Anderson and Studio 360 to imply that the flag needs redesigning. Is he even gay? If so he should say so on air, then maybe he would have a shred of credibility and a right to an opinion on the subject. Further some of his comments were outright offensive, "the gay government"????? The gay community is much wider than a couple of gay men who love shocking pink. It is complete disrespect for a movement and struggle that is far from over. People are still being beaten to death for being gay. Gay youth are committing suicide because of bullying and you are presenting this story. The whole thing is wrong on so many levels I can't even believe WNYC allowed it to air. What were you thinking? I think you all owe a serious apology. Shame on you, you have lost a listener.

I'm sad that National PR is involved in this. Will you give equal time to some Christian issue?? I'm even more sad that the Fed Reserve will display this flag below the US flag. Will you give equal air time to the Christian flag? Will the fed reserve bank fly it the same amount of time?

I'm a gay man old enough to remember that the original Rainbow Flag with an accurate 7 colors including indigo, not just the 6 colors of today's flag, was a product of the 1960's civil rights movement. So the gay rights movement appropriated an existing symbol and tweaked it a bit. Nothing is sacred. But that's cool. Change is good.
Tom

Really! Pastels for a flag when we still have problems with acceptance. The present flag represents what it needs to; let's not screw it up. Pink - a great color for clothes and representation of breast cancer - NOT the color to represent GLBT community. sometimes leaving well enough alone is best!

First of all I resent that a str8 radio show host is telling us that we need to change our flag. So I am totally against it. But most importantly I think the original flag should not be changed for the reasons that singer you had express her opinion in that it's historical and does represent the many trials and tribulations and good times we've go thru over the decades. The flag as it represents us and should NOT be changed. This queen is looking to make a name for himself with his design. Mark, keep you hands off our flag. And Kurt mind your own business. As for the flag being used by other groups and wanting to separate ourselves from that is just play wrong and separatist. We want to be accepted and joining in using the same flag as others expresses that

I have seen many redesigns of the iconic Rainbow Flag. There's a reason why it's become an icon and an internationally recognised symbol.

There's no need to fix what's not broken.

This is stupid. Is the hot-pink supposed to mean gay men want to be women? Weird. Although gay, the only thing a rainbow means to me is God's promise in the Bible to never destroy the world again like it did with The Flood. It has nothing to do with "gay." Such a tiny population of gay guys and this flag thing or gay pride parades. It's truly much a'do about nothing.

Some beautiful ideas although the pink makes me think of Race for the Cure against breast cancer. They sort of have the market on causes with the color pink like AIDS awareness has the red ribbon.

But I love both the DIY idea as well as the circular rainbow.

Why do I think that gay MEN aren't going to go for that pink triangle redesign?

No. No. No. Terrible.