Pride flags that represent communities such as the Straight Ally Pride Flag, Lesbian Pride Flag, Demisexual Pride Flag, and Two-Spirit Pride Flag were also created. The Genderqueer Flag, designed by Marilyn Roxie in 2011 includes the color lavender to represent androgyny/ queer identities, white to represent agender identities, and green to represent outside the binary.Īdditional flags to represent specific subcultures such as the Leather Pride Flag, Rubber Pride Flag were created as well as specific flags representative of sexual or romantic attractions such as the Polysexual and Aromantic Flags. Femininity = pink, Lack of gender = white, Both masculinity & femininity = purple, All genders = black, Masculinity = blue. The Genderfluid Pride Flag, created by JJ Poole in in 2013 consists of five horizontal strips to represent gender. Black and brown stripes represent both people of color and those who are lost due to AIDS.įlags such as the Bisexual Flag, Pansexual Pride Flag, Asexual Flag, Polyamory Flag, and Intersex Flags were created to increase visibility of bisexual, pansexual, asexual, polyamorous, and intersex individuals. Pink and light blue represent the traditional colors associated with baby girls and boys while white represents those who are intersex, transitioning, or non-binary. A more inclusive version, the Progress Pride Flag, designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018 included white, pink, and light blue striped chevron design. This flag made its first appearance June 8, 2017.
The Philadelphia Pride Flag included black and brown stripes to the Traditional Gay Pride Flag to symbolize people of color. Over the years, various flags were designed to represent LGBTQ people as symbols of pride that helped provide visibility within social movement, with the June 1969 Stonewall-Riots as a catalyst to social change in the fight against discrimination. The Traditional Gay Pride Flag include six stripes (minus the pink and turquoise) Yellow = sunlight, Green = nature, Turquoise = magic/art, Indigo = serenity, Violet = spirit. The first rainbow flag had eight colors, with each having a special meaning. The Gilbert Baker Pride Flag made its first appearance at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978. Milk’s time in office was tragically cut short after being assignation only one year later, November 27, 1978. Milk become the first openly gay elected official to hold a visible position in a major US city, San Francisco. Baker was challenged to create a symbol of pride for the gay community after meeting Harvey-Milk, politician and gay rights activist. The Gilbert Baker Pride Flag is the first rainbow flag designed by activist and artist, Gilbert Baker. If you see these flags at a Pride Month event or just around your community, now you'll know what aspect of the LGBTQ+ rainbow they celebrate.Did you know that there are over 20 different LGBTQ flags?Įach has their own meaning and tell a story of individuals and groups within the LGBTQIA+ community, represented by the various colors in stripes, shapes, and symbols. The LGBTQ+ population is a diverse one that encompasses a beautiful array of identities and subsets, so the proliferation of flags for trans, bisexual, asexual, lesbian, agender, genderqueer and other identities allow those people to express themselves or offer public support for loved ones and the community at large in a more specific way.īelow, we've called out some of the most common, their history and background and what they mean.
Much like the rainbow of identities they encompass, there are tons of different flags and configurations out there, and they can mean different things to different people. And while you may already be familiar with the brightly colored Pride flag that's often flown outside homes, businesses and places of worship to signify that place is a safe haven for LGBTQ+ people, there are many other flags that represent a more specific segment of the queer community. Flags are an important symbol in our society, signifying everything from patriotic spirit to political causes to support for particular social or cultural groups.