Straight Oklahoma Ally Creates Anti-Bigot Pride Truck, Ends Homophobia

A straight man in Oklahoma became a viral queer ally after decorating his truck in honor of Pride month. Cody Barlow used colored duct tape to create a rainbow flag on the back of his truck, writing on Facebook that he'd "found a way to show my support for pride month" with the flag and using mailbox letters to write a message: "Not all country boys are bigots. Happy Pride month."

"This is important to me, not only because I have family and friends that are LGBTQ+, but also because countless people have dealt with hatred and judgement simply for who they are, and/or who they love, for far too long," wrote Barlow. "Obviously doing this isn't going to change the minds of those who are intolerant, but hopefully it can help drown out the hatred with love."

Barlow added that living in rural Oklahoma, he wasn't sure what the reaction would be to his message of allyship, but that didn't stop him. "I don't think it is necessary to say, but for all intents and purposes I am a straight man that grew up here in Oklahoma. I love taking my truck mudding, going fishing, swimming at the lake, floating the river, and several other 'country' activities. It doesn't matter what negativity I receive for supporting this. I hope that this can help even the slightest bit to encourage and support at least one person that needs it. I hope everyone finds their inner strength to finally live life loud and proud without regard for the negativity of ignorant people. Happy pride month!"

We're not here to applaud straight people for being allies during Pride because that is such a low bar, but ... go off, sis.

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