Many people will plant an umbrella when they go to the beach, or perhaps poles for a volleyball net. But when Laurel Park resident Jerry Beschta heads to the seashore, he sinks five portable flag ...

She created the transgender pride flag in 1999 as a symbol of her own transness after talking with Mike Page, the creator of the bisexual pride flag. He told her to keep it simple.

Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer named for the first woman awarded the Navy Cross.