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What is the color of gay pride

You might be familiar with the six-colored rainbow flag that is widely used to represent the Diverse community. But did you know that this is a relatively new rendition of the original? 

The first flag (shown here) was designed by activist, veteran, drag queen, and painter, Gilbert Baker, and made its debut at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Pride in He was inspired by the Rolling Stones song She’s a Rainbow, and the s hippies movement, assigning each tint with a specific meaning:

  • Pink: Sex (later removed)

  • Red: Life

  • Orange: Healing

  • Yellow: Sunlight

  • Green: Nature

  • Turquoise: Magic (later removed)

  • Indigo: Serenity

  • Violet: Spirit 

The evolution to the six-colored flag used today happened out of practicality. 

After the parade in , command for the Pride Flag increased, but the scorching pink fabric was hard to find in grand quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Company started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help meet insist , and a seven-color celebration flag was the modern norm.

A year later,

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the Gay community, we signify our pride with flags. With many different identities in the community, there comes many unlike flags to understand. We have unhurried all of the flags and a guide to absorb about all of the different colors of our community’s rainbow. We understand that this may not be all of the flags that represent our community, but we will update the page as modern flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! See a flag's name by hovering or clicking on the flag.

Umbrella Flags

  • Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

  • Traditional Pride Flag

  • Philadelphia Lgbtq+ fest Flag

  • Progress Pride Flag

  • Intersex-Inclusive Progress Lgbtq+ fest Flag

  • Gender non-conforming Pride Flag

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

EIU Center For Gender and Sexual Diversity

Symbols within the GSD Community

Rainbow Flag

The rainbow flag has get the easily-recognized colors of self-acceptance for the gay community. The rainbow plays a part in many myths and stories comparable to gender and sexuality issues in Greek, Aboriginal, African, and other cultures. Use of the rainbow flag by the homosexual community began in when it first appeared in the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Liberty Day Parade. Borrowing symbolism from the hippie movement and inky civil rights groups, San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker designed the rainbow flag in response to a need for a symbol that could be used year after year. The flag has six stripes, each color characterizing a component of the community: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, emerald for nature, royal blue for harmony, and violet for spirit.

The rainbow flag has inspired a wide variety of related symbols and accessories, such as autonomy rings. There are plenty of variations of the flag, including versions with superimposed lambdas, pink triangles, or other symbols. Some r

Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a evident representation meant to commemorate progress, advocate for voice, and amplify the ask for and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some own 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 Celebration 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 hue and the triad of blue, pink, and alabaster from the trans flag, the desig