Visitors to a major Washington State government agency during the month of June are bombarded by an array of flamboyant symbols.  The otherwise impressive rotunda of this key facility is festooned with flags and other paraphernalia invoking LTGB (or whatever) pride. LTBGQ (or whatever) pride month is a nationwide occurrence, but Washington State celebrates especially enthusiastically. Ironically, one of the themes is supposedly equal rights, but customers and employees who’d rather go about their business in a welcoming environment with a friendly ambiance must strain their necks to avoid the prideful assault on their senses.   For a full month they’ve little choice but to succumb to the tyranny of the minority as they traverse the building’s central hub of hubris.  The pervasive ethos reeks of wretched inequality as members of the protected group du jour are treated like special darlings free to impose their values on hapless...(Read Full Post)