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LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

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

Explore the flag collection below! Observe 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 Identity festival Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in after activist Harvey Milk asked artist Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of gay pride. Each shade represents a different part of the LGBTQ+ community: hot pink represents sex, red symbolizes existence, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, green stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art,

How the Rainbow Became a Symbol for Event – and Why it Matters

Every June, the LGBTQ+ community and allies celebrate Pride Month, and, in recent years, we have seen a substantial increase in companies showing their support by incorporating the rainbow flag as part of their logos and/or products. To those outside of the community this seems favor a wonderful way to recognize Pride Month — but many in the LGBTQ+ community feel otherwise. The term “rainbow washing” has become the recent label for the seemingly instantaneous and universal convert from company colors to rainbow colors on June 1.  Rainbow washing is viewed as a performative act of support, rather than as a meaningful or intentional expression of support.  

I’d like to take a moment to explain what the colors on the Pride flag mean and share a brief history on the evolution of the flag — from where it started to how it is presented today.  

A symbol of and for pride  

It is common truth that the rainbow flag is a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. However, it is less commonly famous that the colors

Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a visible voice meant to commemorate progress, advocate for representation, and exaggerate the demand and drive for collective action. There own been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some hold evolved, while others are constantly organism 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 heat, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, 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 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 cobalt , pink, and colorless from the transitioned flag, the desig

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by agender 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 authentic 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and sapphic 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