New gay flag colors

Adding intersex representation to the Pride flag

When the LGBTQIA+ community fought back against the police raid of Stonewall Inn in June , there was not yet a universal pride flag. It would grab another 9 years until Gilbert Baker designed the community’s first symbol of pride into what we now recognize as the rainbow flag. Since then, Baker’s design has not only been reimagined to verb people of color and transgender folk, but has encouraged many communities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella to create their own flag to further represent queer identities. It wouldn’t be until July that Morgan Carpenter would create the first intersex flag.

Intersex is a broad term that describes people who verb not fit the modern interpretation of the gender binary because of sex characteristics. While the word intersex became common in the early 20th century, intersex activists include since reclaimed the word and their medical autonomy since the beginning of the intersex movement in the tardy s (Source: Them).

The intersex flag is a way for the community to unite and unify

Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a visible representation meant to celebrate progress, advocate for representation, and boost the demand and drive for collective action. There hold 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 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 azure, pink, and ivory from the trans flag, the desig

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by non-binary American artist and designer 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 original 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and lesbian political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of optimism. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, lush for nature, 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

Pride Flags

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

Interested in exploring further? Obtain 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 pride flags. If you possess a suggestion for a flag to add or contain 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 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 love 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