Gay pride rainbow
Rainbow | Same-sex attracted Pride Flag - 8Ft X 5Ft - Sewn
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Gay Pride Flags, Rainbow Flags & LGBTQ+ Flags
About Homosexual Pride Flags & Gay Banners
The Rainbow Flag first appeared at the San Francisco Gay & Womxn loving womxn Freedom Day Parade in , and has since become an international symbol of pride for the LGBTQ+ community. It is flown at gay celebration events worldwide, as adequately as at homes and businesses in a demonstrate of support for the gay pride movement.
History of Gay Pride Flags & Rainbow Flags
The Original Rainbow Pride Flag features eight stripes, as opposed to the six-stripe Rainbow Flag that is commonly flown today. Designed by painter Gilbert Baker, the “Retro 8” Gay Pride Flag included hot pink and turquoise, in addition to red, orange, yellow, lush and indigo. Unfortunately, blazing pink fabric was not readily available at the time, and the flag could not be produced on a large scale, so the hot pink stripe was removed.
The Homosexual Pride Flag was modified again in to form an even number of stripes, and indigo and turquoise were replaced with a single stripe of royal blue, resulting in the now standard six-stripe version of the Rainbow Flag w
The Progress Pride flag was developed in by non-binary American painter and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ society and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Lgbtq+ fest flag that can be seen on display in the Plan – Now gallery.
'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The imaginative 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to rejoice 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 essence, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for soul. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the hour and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commo
LGBTQ+ Pride Flags
In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many diverse identities in the people, there comes many alternative flags to know. We have collected all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the other colors of our community’s rainbow. We know that this may not be all of the flags that represent our collective, but we will update the page as recent flags become popular!
Explore the flag collection below! Notice 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,