The cops are in a fine old rage about the “hate crime” against a trans flag so I found myself wondering what the perps did to the flag that was so hate crimeish. Threats of murder and torture? Or not quite as harsh as that? So I went looking for the previous “hate crime.”

Pride flag vandalism investigated as hate crime

“As hate crime” – meaning it’s not actually a hate crime but the cops decided to pretend otherwise, because after all, trans people are the most persecuted injured threatened tormented people on the planet. Don’t come at me with your Uighurs or refugees or migrants in tiny boats or women killed by the Taliban, they’re happy as Larry compared to our trans sisters.

What’s the vandalism? Paint. Someone painted over the pride flag.

The vandalism of Pride flags painted on a pavement in north-east London is being investigated as a hate crime, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Officers were called on Sunday after a large LGBTQ+ flag on the paving outside Forest Gate railway station was defaced with red paint. A further report was made on Wednesday after it was repainted, only to be targeted again.

Rude, yes, but then again, there’s a certain amount of rudeness in imposing all these “pride flags” in public spaces when other despised groups don’t get their flags painted all over everything. Where are the women flags? The people of color flags? The workers’ flags? The disability flags? Why does Pride get to suck up all the oxygen these days?

Maybe the people of Forest Gate have nothing against lesbians and gay men but are tired of seeing Pride flags painted all over everything and just don’t want another one. Did anyone even ask them?