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Pride flag
Why this source is used
Cross-referenced overview of the many community-made Pride flags of the 2010s; these flags have no single originating organisation.
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- en.wikipedia.org
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Bisexual Pride Flag Created by Michael Page
Michael Page created the bisexual pride flag in 1998 to give bisexual people a distinct, recognisable symbol within Pride spaces. Its pink, purple and blue bands represent same-sex attraction, the blend of both and attraction to a different sex.
Monica Helms Designs the Transgender Pride Flag
Monica Helms designed the transgender pride flag in 1999, and it was first shown publicly in 2000. The symmetrical blue, pink and white stripes were designed so the flag is correct whichever way it is flown, reflecting that there is no wrong way to be trans.
Straight Ally Pride Flag Circulates
By the late 2000s, the straight ally flag was circulating as a symbol for non-LGBTQ+ people who wanted to show visible support for LGBTQ+ equality without claiming identity-specific pride symbols as their own. The design combines black-and-white straight-flag stripes with a rainbow A or chevron for allyship.
Pansexual Pride Flag Created
The pansexual pride flag is widely traced to 2010 and commonly attributed to Jasper V. Its pink, yellow and blue bands distinguish pansexual visibility from bisexual and rainbow Pride symbolism while emphasising attraction regardless of gender.
Online Orientation Pride Flags Expand in the 2010s
During the 2010s, Tumblr, AVEN-adjacent spaces and other online LGBTQ+ communities accelerated the spread of orientation-specific pride flags. Designs for abrosexual, demiromantic, demisexual, gay men, greysexual and panromantic communities circulated with varying levels of creator attribution and standardisation.
Aromantic Pride Flag Created by Cameron Whimsy
Cameron Whimsy created the modern aromantic pride flag in 2014, using green tones, white, grey and black to represent the aromantic spectrum, platonic love and friendship, and the wider sexuality spectrum.
Philadelphia POC Pride Flag Created
Philadelphia's More Color More Pride campaign added black and brown stripes to the rainbow flag in 2017 to make racial inclusion explicit within Pride symbolism. The design is associated with the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs and Tierney.
Progress Pride Flag Created by Daniel Quasar
Daniel Quasar created the Progress Pride Flag in 2018 by adding a hoist-side chevron to the six-colour rainbow. The chevron incorporates black and brown stripes for LGBTQ+ people of colour and pink, light blue and white from Monica Helms's Transgender Pride Flag.
Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag Created
Valentino Vecchietti created the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag in 2021, adding the yellow field and purple circle of Morgan Carpenter's Intersex Flag to Daniel Quasar's Progress Pride design.
