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Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a visible visibility meant to mark progress, advocate for representation, and exaggerate the demand and drive for collective action. There own been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some include evolved, while others are constantly creature 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 liveliness. 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 cerulean, pink, and light from the transsexual flag, the desig

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

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

Explore the flag collection below! Watch 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 Pride 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 life, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, green stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art,

Here’s What the Different LGBTQIA+ Flags Represent

LGBTQIA+

When we ponder of Pride Month, the first image that typically comes to mind is the classic rainbow flag. However, many people don’t realize that along with the Rainbow Pride Flag, there are an array of different identifiers that represent the diverse lgbtq+ community. While many in the LGBTQIA+ community recognize with the all-encompassing rainbow flag, each group has its own flag to represent its unique contributions and stories within the community. Here’s a rundown of the different flags and what they represent.

The Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

The original rainbow pride flag was designed by Gilbert Baker in at the request of Harvey Milk, the first openly queer elected official in California. Gilbert chose the rainbow as it represents a symbol of hope. 

Original flag colors and meaning: 

Pink: sex; Red: life; Orange: healing; Yellow: sunlight; Green: nature; Turquoise: magic; Blue: harmony; Violet: spirit.

Rainbow Pride Flag 

This is the iteration of the Pride Flag that we all know today, use

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by non-binary American musician and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ group and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Celebration flag that can be seen on display in the Style – Now gallery.

'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The unique 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to commemorate 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 hope. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for character, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for essence. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the period and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commo