On the desktop version of Twitter the two emoji appear one after the other, but on the mobile Twitter app they merge together. Mangia Updates a Bullet Train February 19, 2019įortunately, it turns out it’s not an official emoji created by the Unicode Consortium (yes, that’s a real thing), rather it’s a glitch that merges the pride flag emoji and the “prohibited” emoji to create a bizarre crossover emoji. WHY IS THERE AN ANTI GAY FLAG EMOJI… IM SCREAMING 🏳️🌈⃠ 🏳️🌈⃠ 🏳️🌈⃠ ? /PikdyxJAvn
While the majority of people using it are part of the LGBTQ community themselves, the potential for it to be used maliciously by homophobes and transphobes is a valid concern. The emoji, which appears as a rainbow pride flag with a strikethrough on top of it, recently began circulating on Twitter and has seen increased usage since, with some christening it the “no homo” emoji. An anti-LGBTQ emoji has appeared on social media, and people aren’t happy.
