All the gay pride flags
Pride Flags
Flags are often used as symbols of pride. It is no surprise then that numerous pride 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 known 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.
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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 bluFlags of the LGBTIQ Community
Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a visible advocacy meant to honor progress, advocate for representation, and exaggerate the demand and drive for collective action. There contain been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some include evolved, while others are constantly creature 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 soul. 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 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 color and the triad of cerulean, pink, and ivory from the transitioned flag, the desig
Agender Pride Flag
The Agender Movement Flag was designed in by Salem X. The black and white stripes represent an absence of gender, the gray stripes represent semi-genderless, and the lush stripe represents nonbinary genders.
Aromantic Pride Flag
The Aromantic Movement flag was created by a Tumblr user recognizable as "cameronwhimsy" in The green stripes represent 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 ebony represents those of other sexualities.
Asexual Pride Flag
The asexual pride flag was created by a member of the Asexual Visibility and Training Network in August of as a part of a community effort to create and choose a flag. Each stripe has a different meaning: ebony represents asexuality, gray means gray-sexuality and demisexuality, colorless stands for non asexual partners and allies, and purple represents community.
Bisexual Celebration Flag
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The Progress Pride flag was developed in by genderqueer American artist and planner Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ community and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Pride flag that can be seen on display in the Design – Now gallery.
'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The unique 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and queer woman political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of hope. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for world, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for spirit. 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 commo