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25 LGBTQ+ Pride Flags and What They Mean

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Original Pride Flag

The late artist Gilbert Baker is credited with creating the first pride flag, which he planned in for Lgbtq+ Pride Day in San Francisco, per CNN.

Baker's iteration of the flag gives a distinct meaning to each color: "hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, grassy for nature, turquoise for magic, sky for harmony, and violet for spirit," he explained.

"We needed something to express our bliss, our beauty, our power. And the rainbow did that,” Baker told CNN in “We’re an ancient, wonderful tribe of people. We picked something from nature. We picked something beautiful."

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Rainbow Celebration Flag

This iteration of the flag, which omits the pink stripe, has been popular since Per Old Dominion University, Pride flags were in high ask for following the assassination of San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk, and Baker opted to omit the pink stripe because the fabric color was hard to find.

For a time, the Paramount Flag Company sold a seven-stripe flag, t

Pride Flags

Flags are often used as symbols of parade. It is no surprise then that numerous lgbtq+ fest 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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  • Achillean Flag

    Achillean: Men or men-aligned individuals who are attracted to other men and men-aligned people. It is sometimes acknowledged 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 treasure other men.

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    Creator: Redesigned by DeviantArt (Tumblr user)
    Flag meaning: The first iteration was created by pridenpositivity (Tumblr user). The flag contains the color blu

    Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

    Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a apparent representation meant to mark progress, advocate for advocacy, and amplify the request and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some possess evolved, while others are constantly being conceptualized and created.

    Rainbow Flag

    Created in by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Pride Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for daystar, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. 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 Movement Flag

    Created in by nonbinary artist Daniel Quasar, the Progress Pride flag is based on the iconic rainbow flag. With stripes of black and brown to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of dye and the triad of blue, pink, and pale from the trans flag, the desig

    Agender Pride Flag

    The Agender Pride Flag was designed in by Salem X. The black and colorless stripes represent 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 known as "cameronwhimsy" in The green stripes illustrate the spectrum of aromantic individuals because the color green is on the opposite side of the color wheel from red (which is typically associated with romance). white represents platonic relationships and gray and black represents those of other sexualities.

    Asexual Lgbtq+ fest Flag

    The asexual pride flag was created by a member of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network in August of as a part of a community try to create and choose a flag. Each stripe has a different 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

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