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Anti-LGBTQ 'Pride Month Is Over Stop Being Gay' Meme

This is a discriminatory, homophobic meme that spreads hate against the LGBTQ+ community. It features a stock photograph of an angry uniformed police officer holding his hand forward in a 'stop' gesture at the center. The top text reads 'PRIDE MONTH IS OVER', with 'PRIDE MONTH' styled in rainbow colors associated with the LGBTQ+ pride movement. Multiple commonly recognized LGBTQ+ symbols, including the rainbow pride arc, trans/nonbinary gender symbol, rainbow peace sign, pride-themed progress ribbon, and gay male couple symbol, are crossed out with bold red X marks surrounding the police officer. Large red text at the bottom reads 'STOP BEING GAY'.
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PRIDE MONTH IS OVER, STOP BEING GAY

Overview

This is a discriminatory, homophobic meme that spreads hate against the LGBTQ+ community. It features a stock photograph of an angry uniformed police officer holding his hand forward in a 'stop' gesture at the center. The top text reads 'PRIDE MONTH IS OVER', with 'PRIDE MONTH' styled in rainbow colors associated with the LGBTQ+ pride movement. Multiple commonly recognized LGBTQ+ symbols, including the rainbow pride arc, trans/nonbinary gender symbol, rainbow peace sign, pride-themed progress ribbon, and gay male couple symbol, are crossed out with bold red X marks surrounding the police officer. Large red text at the bottom reads 'STOP BEING GAY'.

Origin notes

This hateful, discriminatory meme circulates primarily in anti-LGBTQ online communities, especially around the end of June when global Pride Month celebrations conclude. The provided source is listed as X.com (formerly Twitter) as a shared meme image file named meme.jpg. The meme edits a public domain stock photo of a police officer with added text and crossed-out pride symbols to promote homophobic rhetoric.

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