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Flags of the LGBTIQ Community
Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a seeable representation meant to observe progress, advocate for voice, and amplify the require and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some contain evolved, while others are constantly being conceptualized and created.
Rainbow Flag
Created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Pride Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for sun, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for peace, and violet for essence. In the years since, the flag now has six colors. It no longer has a pink stripe, and the turquoise and indigo stripes were replaced with royal blue.
Progress Pride Flag
Created in 2018 by nonbinary musician Daniel Quasar, the Progress Pride flag is based on the iconic 1978 rainbow flag. With stripes of black and brown to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of color and the triad of navy, pink, and white from the trans flag, the design represents diversity and inclusion.
Trans Flag
Conceived by Monica Helms, an
Sexuality Flags & LGBT+ Symbols: The Ultimate Guide
We all know the famous rainbow flag that represents lgbtq+ pride. There are, however, many flags recognized among the LGBTQ+ community to symbolize the wide range of sexual orientations and gender identities.
Why are there so many LGBTQ and gender flags and meanings to stand for the specific groups of the community?
Monica Helms, the creator of the Transgender Pride Flag, probably phrased it top when she said, “I say the rainbow flag is like the American flag: everybody’s underneath that. But each group, love each state, has their own individual flag.”
So, why are flags so symbolic of the movement? The creator of the first rainbow Gay Pride Flag, Gilbert Baker, said, “Flags say something. You place a rainbow flag on your windshield and you’re saying something.”
You can bargain ready-made gender identity flags to showcase your event in the LGBTQ+ collective, or you can design your very own custom flag and pennant string flags on Vispronet.
For a Pride flags list of all sexuality flags and gender flags included in the LGBTQ+ community, which are often showcased at their parades and events, check out all LGBTQ flags and na
Pride Flags
Flags are often used as symbols of celebration. It is no surprise then that numerous identity festival flags have been created to represent the sexual and gender diversity of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Explore all the different flags and their meanings.
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This resource is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of identity festival flags. If you contain a suggestion for a flag to add or have any feedback on the information provided, please contact us.
Achillean Flag
Achillean: Men or men-aligned individuals who are attracted to other men and men-aligned people. It is sometimes established as men loving men (MLM). Achillean individuals may or may not be attracted to other genders. While this label isn’t exclusive, it is used to unify men-aligned people or men who like other men.
Date: 2016
Creator: Redesigned by DeviantArt (Tumblr user)
Flag meaning: The first iteration was created by pridenpositivity (Tumblr user). The flag contains the color cobalt to represent men and a lime-green carnation in the center, which was popularized by Oscar Wilde
Agender Pride Flag
The Agender Pride Flag was designed in 2014 by Salem X. The black and white stripes illustrate an absence of gender, the gray stripes represent semi-genderless, and the green stripe represents nonbinary genders.
Aromantic Pride Flag
The Aromantic Pride flag was created by a Tumblr user recognizable as "cameronwhimsy" in 2014. The green stripes represent the spectrum of aromantic individuals because the shade green is on the opposite side of the paint wheel from red (which is typically associated with romance). white represents platonic relationships and gray and black represents those of other sexualities.
Asexual Pride Flag
The asexual pride flag was created by a member of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network in August of 2010 as a part of a collective effort to design and choose a flag. Each stripe has a distinct meaning: black represents asexuality, gray means gray-sexuality and demisexuality, white stands for non asexual partners and allies, and purple represents community.
Bisexual Pride Flag
Michael Page introduced the Bi Pride Flag in December of 1998 to represent and increase visibility of bisexual peopl
The Progress Pride flag was developed in 2018 by genderfluid American artist and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from 1978, the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ people and calls for a more inclusive society. In 2020, the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Pride flag that can be seen on show in the Blueprint 1900 – Now gallery.
'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The original 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 to rejoice members of the gay and woman loving woman political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of expect. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, grassy for nature, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for soul. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the time and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commonly used in the first decades of the 21st century.
Baker's flag was embra