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Here’s What the Different LGBTQIA+ Flags Represent

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When we think of Self-acceptance 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 Self-acceptance Flag, there are an array of different identifiers that depict the diverse queer community. While many in the LGBTQIA+ people identify 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 movement flag was designed by Gilbert Baker in at the petition of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay 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

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

The original flag (shown here) was designed by activist, veteran, drag queen, and artist, Gilbert Baker, and made its debut at the San Francisco Gay and Womxn loving womxn Freedom Day Procession in He was inspired by the Rolling Stones tune She’s a Rainbow, and the s hippies movement, assigning each color 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 , demand for the Pride Flag increased, but the boiling pink fabric was difficult to discover in large quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Company started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help see demand, and a seven-color pride flag was the fresh norm.

A year later,

Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a seeable representation meant to rejoice progress, advocate for inclusion, and amplify the claim and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some contain 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 heat, 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 Identity festival 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 paint and the triad of blue, pink, and colorless from the trans flag, the desig

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by genderfluid American artist and artist 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 unique 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and woman-loving woman 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 innateness, 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