My custom morale patch idea

[mattig89ch he/him]

So, I had this idea for a custom morale patch.  The goal of it would be to express the fact that I am a member of the LGBT community, given how I'm bi-sexual, and the fact that I support the 2nd amendment.  The closest thing I could find, was a don't tread on me snake with a rainbow background.  Neat, but not quite what I was looking for.  So I contacted some custom patch makers, described my idea to them, and they all started saying they needed an image to work off of.  So I created this in GIMP.

Come and Take it LGBTQ Flag https://imgur.com/gallery/yl9AV

What do you all think?

[Yezrien]

Please understand that what I'm about to ask should not be read as passing judgment on your views, or as a condemnation of your lifestyle. I am simply curious, because you are so different from me in this respect.

(spoilered due to possible trigger.)

Spoiler

Why will you not read Mistborn?

[mattig89ch he/him]

I don't understand, thats a trigger?  How so?

As for me, I don't really like fantasy.  I much prefer scifi, westerns, or mysteries.

 

What do you think of my patch idea?

[Yezrien]

Just a joke. Sorry about that.

To be honest, I think the patch is a bit confusing. Without your explanation, I might have assumed it was just a pro-gun patch with an ironic background, or else a really militant gay rights flag.

If there's a large and well-defined LGBT gun community, I'm sure they could use a symbol like this. If not, it might be simpler to just wear two patches, one for each cause.

[mattig89ch he/him]

I have actually thought about that.  But I only have so much realestate on my backpack's velcro area.  Right now, I have the US flag, my state flag, and then a youtube channels patch.  And...I'm out of room.  So The next patch I would want to condense multiple flags to one.

How could I make it better? 

[Yezrien]

Maybe you could get both issues into a single slogan. “Out and Armed” or something like that. 

[mattig89ch he/him]

Interesting idea.  Do you think it'd be good instead of the 'come and take it' text?  Or on top of it?

[Yezrien]

I meant instead. I think you should try to create a symbol for both issues, rather than using some of each.

That's just my two cents, though. I'm not a graphic designer, or anything with any authority on this subject.

Edited February 16, 2018 by Belzedar

[mattig89ch he/him]

No no, I apreciate your feedback.  So thanks for the 2 cents!