{"id":45520,"date":"2023-06-02T19:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T19:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/02\/did-the-navy-remove-a-pride-month-post-from-its-instagram-account\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:45:47","slug":"did-the-navy-remove-a-pride-month-post-from-its-instagram-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/06\/02\/did-the-navy-remove-a-pride-month-post-from-its-instagram-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Navy remove a Pride Month post from its Instagram account?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A purported Navy officer is calling out the sea service for allegedly removing a LGBTQ Pride Month post from its official Instagram account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Instagram user, whose bio states she is a naval officer, pointed out that the Navy\u2019s account appeared to have removed a Pride Month post in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That user\u2019s story shows a Pride Month post where the wake of a fighter jet contained the rainbow colors of the LGBTQ pride flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPride Month 2023\u2033 was written to the left of the pride jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officer posted a Instagram story Friday noting that the post was \u201cvery similar\u201d to what the Navy puts up every year during Pride Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome Navy imagery, some rainbows,\u201d she said in the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know people who have been in the Navy for 12-plus years who had to hide a whole part of themselves under \u2018Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell,\u2019 so this is meaningful to them,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1298\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IG-_-Navy-_Pride-Month.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IG-_-Navy-_Pride-Month.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IG-_-Navy-_Pride-Month.jpg.jpg?resize=277,300 277w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IG-_-Navy-_Pride-Month.jpg.jpg?resize=768,831 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IG-_-Navy-_Pride-Month.jpg.jpg?resize=947,1024 947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Instagram user is alleging that the Navy removed a Pride Month post from its official account in the past day. Navy officials did not answer questions Friday about whether the removal happened. (Navy screenshot\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/11\/14\/unconditional-love-tested-by-dont-ask-dont-tell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell<\/a> was a policy that had banned LGBTQ servicemembers from openly serving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate rescinded the policy in 2010 and it was signed into law by President Obama.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/opinion\/2020\/11\/14\/unconditional-love-tested-by-dont-ask-dont-tell\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/thumbnail_IMG_8876.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Unconditional love tested by \u2018don\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell&#8217;<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In this commentary, a former Navy corpsman talks about how he reconnected with his mother after disclosing his sexuality under the military&#039;s &quot;don&#039;t ask, don&#039;t tell&quot; policy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pride Month posts are still up on the Navy\u2019s official Facebook account, but there was no mention of Pride Month on the service\u2019s official Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked Friday whether the Navy had indeed removed the Pride Month post from its IG, a Navy official released the following statement that did not answer the question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe US Navy posted graphics in support of the start of Pride month to honor the service, commitment and sacrifice of the LGBTQ+ Service members and personnel who volunteer to defend our country. As we do with all Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) observance months, we will look for additional opportunities to celebrate the diversity and strength of our Sailors. Members of the LGBTQ+ community serve their country, fully contribute to the DoD mission, and deserve a welcoming environment which enables them to reach their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military and corporations have for years latched onto Pride Month to express solidarity with the LGBTQ community, and military brass regularly note that the American military\u2019s strength is found in the diversity of its ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But things have been different this year, with major companies like Target facing backlash over Pride Month clothing displays that have outraged some conservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments on a Navy Facebook post supporting Pride Month, which shows a jet, sub and aircraft carrier leaving a rainbow-colored wake, offer a glimpse into people\u2019s differing views on such posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"719\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pride-navy-fb.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pride-navy-fb.png.png 1255w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pride-navy-fb.png.png?resize=300,172 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pride-navy-fb.png.png?resize=768,440 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pride-navy-fb.png.png?resize=1024,587 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of a Pride Month post on the Navy&#8217;s official Facebook page, and the comments that such a post provokes. (Navy screenshot\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the first time in my life I am ashamed to have served in this joke of a Navy,\u201d one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust don\u2019t understand why you chose to celebrate who people have sex with,\u201d another user posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis happens every year during this month,\u201d another commenter wrote. \u201cSome of y\u2019all are so scared of rainbows, it\u2019s funny.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy officials did not answer questions Friday about the post and whether it had been 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