Ideology is likely to cause more division, not less.įor sure, the most inclusive strap for a name badge is a uniform colour. Morale and unleashed bullying of poorer or unfashionable pupils. Wisdom that school uniforms are an authoritarian anachronism, but the thousands For many years in England it was received The dogma of identity politics is based on a flawed belief Worthington concluded: –īe helped to feel more comfortable with posters or leaflets in a waiting area,īut a dentist’s surgery should remain an apolitical space.’
Way that could cause them distress.’ After all, patients are there for dental
Professional code in dentistry states: ‘You must not express your personalīeliefs (including religious, political or moral beliefs) to patients in any All patients deserved to be treated without prejudice, and they Practitioners to declare their hostility to LGBT or religion on clinical Or pro-Christian lanyard, a gay person with experience of religiousĪs Worthingon argued, it would be wrong for any Similarly, if most of the workforce was wearing a pro-Islam Some devout followers regard homosexuality as a sin that should not be promoted Of faith may be unbothered by a multi-coloured strap or what it signifies, but Population is gay, over half is Christian and about a tenth Muslim. Inevitably the correspondent to the dental journal will be falselyĪccused of bigotry for raising his reasonable concern that a rainbow lanyardĬould make some people feel uncomfortable. Happy for people to know that he is gay but never publicises himself as such. Workplace some for reasons of privacy, others because they dislike being I know several gay people (including close friends andįamily) who do not feel a need to project their sexual orientation in the Is my argument about the rainbow lanyard: like any other vehicle of identity Uniformed ranks participate in Pride marches,Ī politicisation that undermines public confidence in fair policing. Unintentionally, a virtuous show of support for LGBT could be perceived asīias, with serious consequences for the accused. Police, and the attending constables have rainbow patches on their uniform. Or more seriously,Ĭonsider a situation in which someone has reported a homophobic incident to the Sides, don a rainbow shirt instead of the team colours. Imagine a football match in which some players, from both Message: ‘I am tolerant and inclusive and I celebrate diversity’. Look around an open-plan office and you’ll see that the rainbow is ubiquitous, Like the word ‘gay’, this joy of nature has been captured by the LGBT movement. Wear the organisation’s standard version, or you can choose the rainbow colours. Identifying the bearer, now the suspending strap has taken prominence. Had anyone heard the word ‘lanyard’ in the last century? Whereas before we simply had badges Patient groups caused by such a personal display.’
To the LGBT+ community…I became concerned about the potential distress to other The editors of the British Dental Journal should watch their back after publishing a letter by S Worthington, who rather dissents from the progressive agenda: –Ĭonsider wearing a rainbow lanyard at work to send a clear message of support