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An introduction to Queer flags
We have position together a list of some of the LGBTQ+ flags, where they came from and what they represent.
Keep reading to learn about the history of the flags and more.
Why are there different flags in the LGBTQ+ community?
There are numerous flags used in the LGBTQ+ community to represent various sexual orientations and preferences, gender identities, lovey-dovey orientation, and subcultures.
It embodies the many aspects of the LGBTQ+ community by having different flags that represent alternative things.
LGBTQ+ flags, love country flags, all have meaning. Each colour represents and means something different.
The history of the original LGBT flag
The “original” LGBT flag, also known as the rainbow flag or the event flag, is a six-coloured striped flag with red, orange, yellow, green, navy, and violet.
The LGBT rainbow flag history dates back to 1978, when Gilbert Baker designed it, but it has since been modified.
Gilbert Baker became emotionally attached in the LGBT flag’s creation after meeting influential lgbtq+ leader Harvey Milk, who challenged Baker to create a representative flag for the community.
Prior to the creation of the pride flag, the pink trian
In 2023, Cooper Hewitt hung the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Celebration flag on its south-facing facade. The installation celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month and demonstrates the evolution of inclusivity in the style of Pride flags.
The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag, installed at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in the Arthur Ross Terrace & Garden. Installation produced by Molly Engelman and Dillon Goldschlag. Photo by Ann Sunwoo.
The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Movement flag, installed at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in the Arthur Ross Terrace & Garden. Installation produced by Molly Engelman and Dillon Goldschlag. Photo by Ann Sunwoo.
Designed in 2021 by Valentino Vecchietti, the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Self-acceptance flag incorporates a field of yellow and a purple circle—the elements of the intersex flag planned in 2013 by Morgan Carpenter—to symbolize intersex inclusion. The yellow represents an alternative to blue and pink, often associated with the male/female gender binary. The circle symbolizes wholeness and expresses the require for autonomy and integrity.
The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag. Courtesy of the designer.
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Adding intersex visibility to the Pride flag
When the LGBTQIA+ community fought back against the police raid of Stonewall Inn in June 1969, there was not yet a universal event flag. It would accept another 9 years until Gilbert Baker designed the community’s first symbol of pride into what we now know as the rainbow flag. Since then, Baker’s design has not only been reimagined to include people of tint and transgender folk, but has encouraged many communities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella to create their have flag to further portray queer identities. It wouldn’t be until July 2013 that Morgan Carpenter would create the first intersex flag.
Intersex is a broad term that describes people who do not fit the modern interpretation of the gender binary because of sex characteristics. While the word intersex became common in the initial 20th century, intersex activists have since reclaimed the word and their medical autonomy since the origin of the intersex movement in the late 1980s (Source: Them).
The intersex flag is a way for the community to unite and unify under a symbol devoid of gender stereotypes. Yellow has extended been seen as an intersex col
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Since the 1970s, the classic rainbow flag has served as a strong symbol of the LGBTQIA+ community . 🏳️🌈Over the years, new flags own emerged, incorporating various elements that reflect the progress made within the LGBTQIA+ movement.
The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Event Flag, designed in 2021, has a purple circle to specifically include intersex individuals.
Each colour in this flag holds a significant meaning within the LGBTQIA+ community:
🖤🤎black and brown = people of colour
🏳️⚧️ soft blue, pink and light = transgender and agender individuals
🟣yellow/purple circle = intersex individuals
❤️red = life, a symbol of love and vitality
🧡orange = healing, reflecting the journey of self-discovery, development, and acceptance
💛yellow = sunlight, evoking feelings of positivity, joy, and happiness
💚green= innateness, highlights the community’s connection to the environment and sustainability
💙blue = harmony, underlining unity
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 hold been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some hold evolved, while others are constantly organism conceptualized and created.
Rainbow Flag
Created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Event Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to depict sexuality, red for healing, yellow for sun, green for serenity with world, turquoise for art, indigo for concord, 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 Lgbtq+ fest Flag
Created in 2018 by nonbinary artist Daniel Quasar, the Progress Parade flag is based on the iconic 1978 rainbow flag. With stripes of black and brown to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of color and the triad of navy, pink, and alabaster from the gender non-conforming flag, the style represents diversity and inclusion.
Trans Flag
Conceived by Monica Helms, an