LGBTQIA+ LGBT Flag Symbols.

LGBTQIA+ LGBT Flag Symbols.

LGBT Flag symbols

LGBT Flag Symbols, LGBTQIA+ LGBT Flags. are a set of symbols embraced by  lesbian , gay, bisexual, transgender , queer , intersex, asexual ect. As elements of self-identification, intended to demonstrate the unity, pride and values ​​shared by this community.

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Rainbow Flag

Main article: Rainbow FlagRainbow flag.

The flag owes its origin to the artist Gilbert Baker of San Francisco who was inspired by the symbols specific to the hippie movement and the five-color flag used by groups defending the rights of black people. He designs the rainbow flag to meet the needs of the LGBT community who desire a symbol of identity.

Originally, the flags had eight different colors: pink,  red , orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo and purple.

These eight-color flags were first used in 1978 in the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. The following year, for the 1979 parade, Baker commissioned a San Francisco company to mass-produce rainbow flags. However, as some colors are not available, hot pink and turquoise are eliminated and royal blue replaces indigo.

The rainbow flag has six colors symbolizing different aspects of the community : red for life, orange for comfort, yellow for sunshine, green for nature, blue for art and purple for spirituality. The rainbow flag has quickly become the recognized symbol of LGBTQIA + pride and it is also called the “pride flag”.

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bisexual flag

Main article : Bisexual Pride FlagThe bisexual pride flag created by Michael Page in 1998.

For more visibility and to create a symbol for the gathering of the bisexual community, Michael Page created the Bisexual Pride Flag in 1998, modeled after the Rainbow Flag, to increase the visibility of bisexuals in the within the LGBT community .

Magenta represents same-sex attraction. Royal blue represents attraction to the opposite sex. The lavender color represents the combination of the two . The main idea of ​​the bi flag is that the bi color (lavender) is barely noticeable in the gay and straight colors (magenta and royal blue), as in reality. This shows the invisibility of bisexuals in homosexual and heterosexual communities.

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lesbian flags

There are different lesbian flags : the rainbow lesbian pride flag. It is made up of two interlocking Venus symbols   (also known as the female sex symbol), set against the bars of the rainbow gay pride flag. The so-called “Lesbian and Feminist” lesbian pride flag, created in 1999, is composed of a purple background in the center of the inverted black triangle (a symbol of which the Nazis marked lesbians) and the  labrys . The lipstick lesbian pride flag was created in 2010, it is intended to be representative of lesbians whose gender expression is said to be feminine (appearance, behavior, clothing, makeup, etc.).

In 2018, a new lesbian pride flag was created to make it more inclusive for  butchs and transgender  lesbians . This flag has since five colors symbolizing, from top to bottom, transgressive femininity, community, gender non-conformity, freedom and love.

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pansexual flag

The pansexual pride flag created around 2010.

The pansexual flag was created in 2010 on the Instagram network. Comprised of three colors, pink symbolizes attraction to women and femininity, yellow to attraction to agender, trans , non-binary, and genderqueer people  , while blue denotes attraction to men or masculinity .

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Ace/asexual flag

The asexual pride flag.

The asexual flag   appeared in 2010 following a campaign by the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (  AVEN) ⁹ .

Black represents asexuality, gray demisexuality and grey-sexuality, white queer (non-asexual) partners and allies  of  asexual people, while purple represents the asexual .

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Intersex flag

Intersex pride flag, created in 2013.

The intersex flag   was created by the International Intersex Organization – Australia in June 2013 to create a flag without the gender colors: pink and blue. The colors of the yellow background and the purple circle are described by the artists  created it as “hermaphroditic”, that is to say not necessarily borrowing from binary codes as would an androgynous gender identity, but being independent and valid in their individuality, like intersex people who generally present an absence of several “typical” physical characteristics of the male or female genders, or on the contrary an unprecedented combination of physical characteristics.

Purple is a mixture of blue and pink, while yellow, the third primary color, does not contain the latter.

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Transgender flag

Main article: Transgender flags.Trans pride flag created by Monica Helms in 1999.

This flag was first displayed during the Phoenix, Arizona Pride Parade in 2000. It was tied and displayed to the general public in the city of San Francisco on November 19, 2012, to celebrate Trans Memorial Day. The light blue stripes are associated with the traditional color of boys, the pink stripes have the traditional color of girls. White represents intersex people or people who are gender neutral or undefined. The flag is composed in such a way that no matter which way it is shown, it is always readable, thus symbolizing the validity, correctness and legitimacy of trans people.

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Genderqueer Flag 

Genderqueer pride flag  .

Also called  genderqueer , this gender identity is more of an umbrella term, encompassing all kinds of identities under the definition of gender non-binarity, that is, not identifying with a binary gender. , namely: male or female. The colors are intended to represent non-binary identities, lavender purple (which is a mix of blue and pink) represents individuals who identify as both male and female, fully or partially, white represents people agender, and green represents people whose gender is “other”.

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Genderfluid flag

Genderfluid pride flag, created by JJ Pole.

In indicates a gender that changes over time between multiple identities. When the intensity with which the person identifies with a gender varies, the identity can be described as also being genderflux, with fluctuating gender. The flag is composed, from top to bottom, of a pink stripe symbolizing the female gender, a white stripe symbolizing the neutral gender, a purple stripe symbolizing the non-binary gender, a black stripe symbolizing the gender identity and a blue band for the male gender.

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polygender flag

Polygender people can also identify as bigender, trigender, etc., depending on how many genders they identify with.

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Half-gender flags

Demigender people partially identify with one of the masculine, feminine, or other genders, but not completely.

Demiboy pride flag.

In English demiboy, partially identifies with a man. The half-boy flag consists of dark gray stripes outwards, lighter stripes inwards, then light blue stripes and a central white stripe, which symbolizes gender neutrality in this identity but also the partially male.

to read also: Why is the LGBT flag a Rainbow?

In English demigirl, partially identifies with a woman. The demigirl flag consists of dark gray stripes outwards, lighter stripes inwards, then light pink stripes and a central white stripe, which symbolizes the gender neutrality in this identity but also the partly belonging to the feminine gender.

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gender flag

Gender pride flag.

Called by some gender neutral, it signifies non-belonging to a particular gender, or the refusal to identify in any way. It is defined by outer black bands, then inward gray bands, which symbolize the absence of gender, then two white bands surrounding a light green central band, which denote gender neutrality and a sense of belonging respectively. to an “other” genre.

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symbols of the LGBT LGBTQIA+ Flags.

LGBTQIA+ LGBT subculture flag symbols

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bear flag

The bear flag appeared in 1992 in order to give a specific emblem to the community. It is composed of seven color bands: brown, light brown, blond, beige, white, gray, black. For some, each band represents a shade of human skin color as well as a natural shade of hair, the idea being to symbolically represent the entire human race. For others, the colors represent those of plantigrade bears. A stylized black bear paw (with or without claw depending on the version) in the upper left corner completes the set. Some say this bear paw was introduced in 2005, during the election of Pope Benedict  XVI , by a leading Catholic LGBT activist. Indeed, the bear is one of the symbols present on the coat of arms of Benedict XVI ¹⁰. This flag is used within the community to designate people who prefer to have a hairy partner.

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Leather flag

The Leather Flag.

Imagined by Tony DeBlase in 1989, the leather flag symbolizes the leather and BDSM community, homosexual or not. It consists of nine horizontal bands of color, alternately blue and black, the central band being white. A red heart in the upper left corner adorns the emblem.

The author has always refused to give meaning to the choice of colors and their arrangement. He prefers that everyone builds their own representation of their meaning.

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twink flag 

Twink flag  .

The  twink  flag  refers to twinks, fairly effeminate, usually quite slender gay men .

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Other LGBT Symbols

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double crescent

The bisexual “double crescent”.

The bisexual “double crescent” represents two opposite and tangent moons at a point. Mainly used in Germany, it was designed in 1998 by Vivian Wagner with the assistance of a team, in order to offer a symbol other than the pink triangle, little appreciated because of its link with the deportation of homosexuals under the regime. Nazi.

Lambda

A lambda symbol.

The symbol was chosen by the Gay Alliance activists of New York in 1970.

The GAA was one group that broke away from the Gay Liberation Front at the end of 1969, just six months after its founding in response to the Stonewall Riots.

Due to its official adoption by the GAA, which sponsored public events for the gay community, the lambda quickly became a quick way for members of the gay community to identify each other but the reasoning was that the lambda could easily be mistaken for a symbol of college fraternity and ignored by the majority of the population, but the GAA headquarters was set on fire by an arsonist, destroying not only the building but all the records of the organization, and the movement did not is never recovered from the loss. The symbol, however, survived.

Simply, the Greek letter “L” stands for “liberation”. The Greek Spartans believed that the lambda represented unity. The Romans took it in this sense: “the light of knowledge shines in the darkness of ignorance. »

This symbol is now very common for LGBT movements. Although at one time it acquired a strictly male connotation, it is used by both gays and lesbians today. Back in December of 1974, the lambda was officially declared the international symbol for the rights of gays and lesbians by the Gay Rights International Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Labrys Flag

Labrys as a modern symbol.

The labrys was the symbol of women in the 1970s for a number of lesbian and feminist organizations. Its popularity increased when articles about its origins were published in feminist literature of the time but today the labrys has been replaced by other symbols but can still be seen adorning jewelry and specialty stores of women .

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Symbol of bisexuality in Australia

A symbol that has been adopted in Australia by the bisexual movement is the yin and yang symbol combined with the bisexual symbol. The South Australian Bisexual Network was formed in November 1992 and developed the symbol the following year for use on its campaign material.

purple hand

The purple hand didn’t last long. The story goes that in the 1970s a group of people stormed the office of the  San Francisco Examiner  to protest a homophobic editorial and put purple handprints all over the building. Inspired by the New York Mafia gang “The Black Hand”, some activists have attempted to use the “purple” hand as a gay and lesbian symbol.

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• The pansexual flag meaning
• Lesbian flags meaning
• The Genderqueer Pride Flag
• Different LGBTQ flags and meaning
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