Charlie Olivo lives with his husband in Ohio and they fly a rainbow flag outside their home. They were surprised and disappointed recently when their flag was stolen. They assumed the flag had been taken by someone who does not believe in LGBT equality and were shocked and saddened that someone on the street where they live would do this.
But when neighbours heard about the flag they wanted to show support. One neighbour called Joe bought Charlie and his husband a new rainbow flag and also bought ten more to give to neighbours, asking them if they would fly the flags in support.
Joe said, "We kind of live in this time where there is a lot of negativity. I thought, how can we spread a little joy, how can we spread a little bit of light?"
That night Charlie and his husband were woken by their dog Daisy barking at the front door. The flag-napper had returned! What were they going to do next?
Charlie looked out of the window and saw a red stripe. He knew it was his rainbow flag... then he saw a big fat raccoon walking with it! The raccoon had stolen the flag to make a nest.
Charlie said, "It was a very heart warming, pretty funny, but a good ending. He can keep the flag."
And the neighbours? They all few their flags so the neighbourhood is now rainbow coloured!
- what do you see in the picture?
- what is a rainbow flag for? (children might say it's for the NHS, which is is, but it has been a flag to celebrate LGBT pride for a long time)
- what does LGBT stand for? Why is there often a + after the letters today? (to make sure no one is left out whoever they are or identify as)
- why do you think Charlie and his husband choose to fly a rainbow flag outside their home?
- why did Charlie and his husband think someone had stolen the rainbow flag?
- why would someone do that? (because not everyone understands about equality and diversity like we do; some people are afraid of difference and want everyone to be the same. That's why we have No Outsiders to show that everyone is different and everyone is welcome."
-"We kind of live in this time where there is a lot of negativity. I thought, how can we spread a little joy, how can we spread a little bit of light?" why did Joe buy 10 flags for all the neighbours? How did that make Charlie and his husband feel?
- how do you think Charlie and his husband felt when they realised someone had returned to their house in the night?
- how did they feel when they realised a raccoon had taken their flag, not a person?
- why have all the neighbours chosen to fly a rainbow flag? How does that make Charlie and his husband feel now?
- what does this show us about their neighbourhood? Do you think the same outcome would happen in other neighbourhoods? What does this story suggest about most people in the world today?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?
www.no-outsiders.com
No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat
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