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LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many other identities in the group, there comes many alternative flags to know. We have collected all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the distinct colors of our community’s rainbow. We know that this may not be all of the flags that represent our collective, but we will update the page as fresh flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! Glimpse a flag's name by hovering or clicking on the flag.

Umbrella Flags

  • Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

  • Traditional Pride Flag

  • Philadelphia Pride Flag

  • Progress Pride Flag

  • Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag

  • Queer Pride Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in 1978 after activist Harvey Milk asked artist Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of gay pride. Each color represents a alternative part of the Homosexual community: hot pink represents sex, red symbolizes being, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, lush stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art, indigo represents serenity, while violet symbolizes the soul of LGBTQ+ people.

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Pride Flags

Flags are often used as symbols of self-acceptance. It is no surprise then that numerous parade flags have been created to represent the sexual and gender diversity of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Explore all the different flags and their meanings.

Interested in exploring further? Take the online Positive Space: Foundations course to learn more about sex, sexuality, and gender diversity.

This resource is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of celebration flags. If you own 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 famous 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 cherish 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 sky to represent men and a lime-green carnation in the center, which was popularized by Oscar Wilde

    The History of the Transgender Flag

    Do you know the story behind the gender nonconforming flag? Here are some fast knowledge about its history and creator, as well as some alternative trans flag designs.


    Monica Helms (right) with the National Center for Genderqueer Equality Executive Director, Mara Keisling.

    1. The transgender flag was created by transgender woman Monica Helmes in 1999.

    The gender non-conforming pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, an openly transgender American lady, in August 1999. It was first shown at a Phoenix, Arizona LGBT pride celebration the following year.

     

    2. Every aspect of the design is carefully chosen to express trans identities.

    Helms describes the meaning of the transgender flag as follows:
    “The stripes at the uppermost and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional tint for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or contemplate themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. The pattern is such that no matter which way you travel it, it is always correct, signifying us finding precision in our lives.”

     

    3. The very first flag now lives

    Transgender flags excluded from Pride Month demonstrate at Stonewall National Monument in NYC

    The transgender flags that usually adorn the Stonewall National Monument in Modern York City during Pride Month were missing this year, so some Novel Yorkers are taking matters into their own hands.

    This comes as the National Park Service is accused of actively erasing transgender awareness and history.

    "It's a terrible action for them to take"

    During June, Pride flags are placed around the park's fence. They usually encompass a mixture of rainbow LGBTQ+ flags, transgender flags and progress flags, which have stripes to include communities of color.

    Photographer and advocate Steven Love Menendez said he created and won federal approval for the installation nine years ago. Within a few years, the National Park Service was picking up the tab, buying and installing flags, including trans ones.

    This year, however, Menendez said the National Park Service told him to alter the protocol.

    "I was told ... only the traditional rainbow flag would be displayed this year," he said.

    Now, no transgender or progress flags are among the 250 rainbow flags installed around the park.  

    "It's

    Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

    Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a apparent representation meant to observe progress, advocate for visibility, and amplify the claim and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some hold 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 agreement, and violet for energy. 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