π³οΈβπ Pride Flag Guide: A Snapshot
There are over 30 Pride Flag variations, and likely more to come! What weβve captured here is by no means exhaustive, rather a snapshot of some of the most commonly seen flags.
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Original: βThe Gilbert Baker Pride Flagβ
Year Established: 1978
Designer: Gilbert Baker
Representation: Inaugural pride flag design, a universal symbol of the LGBT community
Color Meaning:
Pink for sexuality
Red for life
Orange for healing
Yellow for sun
Green for nature
Turquoise for art
Indigo for harmony
Violet for the soul
Rainbow: Most Commonly Used Pride Flag
Year Established: 1978-1979
Designer: Gilbert Baker
Representation: Second iteration of the original pride flag, amended for ease of printing & rapid distribution (removing hot pink & changing the turquoise & indigo to royal blue ). This is the most commonly used pride flag and is a universal symbol of the LGBTIA+ community and supporters.
Color Meaning: See above π³οΈβπ
Philadelphia: More Colors More Pride Flag
Year Established: May 2017
Designer: Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs via Amber Hikes and Tierney design agency
Representation: The new flag was meant to recognize the legacy of the activism of Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ individuals, and anchor inclusion as an essential part of Philly Pride. The flag was quickly embraced to recognize the importance of intersectionality with Pride.
Color Meaning: See π³οΈβπ Original Pride Flag
Progress Pride Flag
Year Established: 2018
Designer: Daniel Quasar
Representation: LGBTQIA+ community along with Black, Brown, and Transgender community
Color Meaning: See π³οΈβπ Original Pride Flag and Philadelphia Pride Flag descriptions above, plus the inclusion of the shape of a chevron on the left side in the colors of the Transgender Pride Flag:
Light blue stripe signifies traditional baby blue, representing boys,
Light pink represents traditional baby pink, symbolizing girls
White stripe in the middle represents non-binary individuals or those transitioning between genders
Progress 2
Year Established: 2021
Designer: Valentino Vecchietti
Representation: Include LGBTQIA+ communities and includes the intersex community
Color Meaning: See π³οΈβπ Original, Philadelphia, and Progress Pride Flag plus, adding in a yellow triangle with a purple circle outline in the center of the triangle at the base of the chevron on the left side, which represents the intersex community
π³οΈββ§οΈ Transgender
Year Established: 1999
Designer: Monica Helms
Representation: Represents the transgender community
Color Meaning:
Light blue stripe signifies traditional baby blue, representing boys,
Light pink represents traditional baby pink, symbolizing girls
White stripe in the middle represents non-binary individuals or those transitioning between genders
Non-Binary
Year Established: 2014
Designer: Kye Rowan
Representation: Non-binary community
Color Meaning:
Yellow: People who identify outside the gender binary.
White: People who identify as many or all genders.
Purple: The combination of male and female genders.
Black: Agender people.
Intersex
Year Established: 2013
Designer: Morgan Carpenter, Intersex Human Rights Australia
Representation: Intersex individuals and community
Color Meaning:
Yellow and purple were chosen as they do not represent traditional binaries.
The circle means βunbroken and un-ornamented, symbolizing wholeness and completenessβ - Morgan Carpenter.
Queer People of Color (POC)
Year Established: 2019
Designer: Unknown
Representation: Equality & equity for Queer People of Color (POC), rising to prominence in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter Protests. The flag signifies how the struggle for racial equality and queer equality often intersect. It also honors the number of QPOC that have spent their lives fighting for both queer and racial equity (hrc.org)
Color & Symbol Meaning: See π³οΈβπ Original Pride Flag, plus the raised fist, a global symbol of fighting oppression (unity and support as well as defiance and resistance) depicted in stripes of various inclusive skin tones, depicting diversity
Two-Spirit
Year Established: 2016
Designer: 2Sanon, Tumblr
Representation: Indigenous Americans that fall outside of the male & female binary
Color & Symbol Meaning: See π³οΈβπ Original Pride Flag, plus
Two Feathers: Represents masculine and feminine identities
Circle: Represents the unification of masculine and feminine identities into a separate gender
Rainbow Colors: Represents modern, paying tribute to the Rainbow Pride Flag
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Looking for more?
Weβve included our full list of resources below π as usual! The most comprehensive resource we found is the Human Rights Campaign: LGBTQ+ Pride Flags page linked here showcasing four categories of pride flags including:
Umbrella Flags:
Gilbert Baker (Original)
Traditional (Rainbow)
Philadelphia
Progress
Intersex-Inclusive Progress (Progress 2)
*Queer
Sexual Orientation Flags:
*Lesbian
*Trans-Inclusive Gay Menβs Pride Flag
*Bisexual
*Pansexual
*Asexual
*Demisexual
*Polyamory
*Polysexual
Gender Identity & Gender Expression Flags:
Transgender
Non-Binary
Intersex
*Genderfluid
*Genderqueer
*Agender
*Bigender
*Demigender
Intersectionality Pride Flags:
*Pride of Africa
Queer People of Color
Two-Spirit
(*Flags not included in our snapshot)
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