Good on the school and the community, and shame on the teacher. I am aware that gender critical people can be homophobic, but the teacher was still wrong to show a pride flag in the classroom. Don’t get me wrong, a gay teacher should not have to keep his orientation a secret. It’s not going to upset the pupils if they know he has a husband or male civil partner. And if he has a lisp or a limp wrist that he cannot help or that is just a natural characteristic for him, he shouldn’t have to hide it, although it would serve him to have thick skin because we all know that teenagers love to banter. But pride flags have become a political statement these days, and a lot of people now associate the flag with neoliberalism and left wing authoritarianism, whether we like it or not, so naturally parents are going to be upset by this. Furthermore, homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality should not be promoted to children, not even to teenagers. Yes, teach them about the human reproduction system when they’re 12 or 13, teach them about the legal and social consequences of sex when they’re 14 or 15, and through these lessons acknowledge the existence of and the difference between the three sexual orientations. But that’s it.