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Pride Flags

Flags are often used as symbols of pride. It is no surprise then that numerous pride flags contain 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 pride flags. If you hold a suggestion for a flag to add or hold 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 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 love 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 blue to represent men and a lime-green carnation in the center, which was popularized by Oscar Savage

    You might be familiar with the six-colored rainbow flag that is widely used to represent the LGBTQ+ community. But did you know that this is a relatively new rendition of the original? 

    The original flag (shown here) was designed by activist, veteran, drag queen, and artist, Gilbert Baker, and made its debut at the San Francisco Queer and Lesbian Freedom Day March in 1978. He was inspired by the Rolling Stones anthem She’s a Rainbow, and the 1960s hippies movement, assigning each color with a specific meaning:

    • Pink: Sex (later removed)

    • Red: Life

    • Orange: Healing

    • Yellow: Sunlight

    • Green: Nature

    • Turquoise: Magic (later removed)

    • Indigo: Serenity

    • Violet: Spirit 

    The evolution to the six-colored flag used today happened out of practicality. 

    After the march in 1978, demand for the Pride Flag increased, but the hot pink fabric was complicated to find in large quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Firm started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help meet demand, and a seven-color pride flag was the new norm.

    A year later, the flag evolved once more…


    LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

    In the Gay community, we signify our pride with flags. With many different identities in the community, there comes many distinct flags to comprehend. We have composed all of the flags and a guide to understand about all of the different colors of our community’s rainbow. We understand that this may not be all of the flags that represent our community, but we will update the page as modern flags become popular!

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

    Umbrella Flags

    • Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

    • Traditional Pride Flag

    • Philadelphia Self-acceptance Flag

    • Progress Pride Flag

    • Intersex-Inclusive Progress Lgbtq+ fest Flag

    • Gay Pride Flag

    The original Pride Flag was created in 1978 after activist Harvey Milk asked artist Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of queer pride. Each paint represents a diverse part of the

    Agender Pride Flag

    The Agender Self-acceptance Flag was designed in 2014 by Salem X. The black and light 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 2014. The green stripes stand for the spectrum of aromantic individuals because the dye green is on the opposite side of the color wheel from red (which is typically related with romance). white represents platonic relationships and gray and black represents those of other sexualities.

    Asexual Identity Flag

    The asexual pride flag was created by a member of the Asexual Representation and Education Network in August of 2010 as a part of a community effort to design 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

    Michael Page introduced the Attracted to both genders Pride Flag in December of 1998 to symbolize and increase visibility of bisexual p