PRIDE FLAG GUIDE

 

Abrosexual Pride Flag

Abrosexual is a term that describes a kind of sexual fluidity. Someone who's abrosexual finds that their sexual attraction shifts often: they might identify with the term 'gay,' and later feel attracted to people of all genders, and then feel little to no sexual attraction at all. An abrosexual individual may function as one sexual orientation today and as another tomorrow. The timeframe or frequency of change in sexual orientation doesn’t matter, and it could be hours or years before they identify as different sexuality. The abrosexual flag was  created by Mod Chad of pride flags-for-us after an anonymous Tumblr user requested it. It is also thought that the flag and the term originated on DeviantArt in 2013 and later gained recognition on Tumblr.


Agender Pride Flag:

Was re-designed by Salem X in 2014.

  • Both black and white  represent the complete absence of gender. 
  • Grey represents being semi-genderless. 
  • Green represents nonbinary gender, because it is the inverse of purple.

*Previous version included orange to symbolize alloromantic people, but did not include a full spectrum of aromanticism

 

Age Play Pride Flag

The age play pride flag consists of blue and pink triangles with a red heart with a white stripe. The blue and pink represent the adult boys and girls who engage in age play. The heart in the middle represents love and passion, while the white stripe in the center of the heart represents the innocence of age play.  

 

Aromantic Pride Flag:

Aromantic people do not experience romantic attraction to people and tend to separate sexual activity from emotional connection. 
Meaning behind the colors: 

  • Green and light green represents the aromantic spectrum (green is thought to be the opposite of red, a color commonly associated with romance)
  • White represents platonic love and friendships
  • Gray and black represents the spectrum of different sexualities

 

Ally Pride Flag 

The ally pride flag is a combination of the rainbow pride flag and the black and white straight flag. It is used by heterosexual and cisgender people to show support for the LGBTQPIA  community. The A stands for Ally. The rainbow flag used for the ally pride flag is the more modern six color flag, which is different from the original 8 color pride flag created by Gilbert Baker in the 1970s. Turquoise and pink are the original pride flag colors not included, representing magic and sex respectively. 

 

Asexual Pride Flag:

Asexuality flag consists of multiple stripes celebrating persons who do not experience sexual attraction to other people. The asexual pride flag was created in 2010 after a vote by members of various asexual communities. 

  • Black represents asexuality
  • Grey represents grey-asexuality and demisexuality
  • White represents non-asexual partners and allies
  • Purple represents community

 

Autistic Pride Flag:

The Austistic pride symbol represents autism as a unique kind of neurodiversity. The gold infinity symbol was created to replace the classic puzzle piece used by those who often see autism as an illness to be eradicated. Created by Autistic folx, for Autistic folx to be proud of their disabilities, strengths, and differences from allistics (non-autistic people), this symbol represents the fight for acceptance rather than erasure.


Bear Pride Flag:

The International Bear Brotherhood  Flag was designed to represent the bear subculture within the LGBT community. The gay bear culture celebrates secondary sex characteristics such as growth of body hair and facial hair, which is typically considered a "bear" trait.

  • Design inspired by Leather Flag and created by Craig Byrnes in 1995.
  • Stripes represent various nationalities and colors of bears internationally.

 

 

Bigender Pride Flag

The bigender flag consists of seven stripes. The meaning of the stripes was not determined by the creator and there are multiple interpretations of the meaning of the colors. Some believe that white represents trans identity, blue and pink represent masculinity and femininity, and purple represents the mixture of masculine and feminine identities. Others have come to believe that the top purple is for all kinds of good relationships, pink/blue stripes are for presentation and the feeling of bigender identities.The white is for the unique bi-gender experience and feelings as well as understanding each other in the community. The bottom purple is about self-respect, pride, and being true to yourself

 

 Bisexual Pride Flag:

In common usage, Bisexual is used to refer to people with attraction to more than one gender, while pansexual is used to refer to people with attractions to people regardless of gender.
The flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 and consists of three colors:

  • Dark pink color representing sexual attraction to the same sex only (homosexual)
  • Blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (heterosexual) 
  • The resultant overlap color purple represents the unique experience of bisexual folx as being more than "just gay and straight."

 

 

BIPOC Leather Pride Flag

The Black, Indigenous person of color leather pride flag was inspired by the Pan-African pride flag and the leather pride flag. It was created by Tyesha Nicole Best, a member of the black leather community, who said on Facebook that she created it because “Black Lives Matter. Always. Even in Leather culture. And we are Not going anywhere.” It also pays tribute to the influence of BIPOC on the leather and kink communities. 

 

Bootblack Pride Flag:

After a two year debate within the community, on July 4th, 2005 Jesse 'Spanky' Penley came up with a design that would eventually become the accepted Boot Black Pride Flag.

  • The flag is reported to have premiered  at the International LeatherSir / International Leatherboy event in Atlanta, Georgia in 2005. 
  • Spanky used a diagonal stripe to differentiate from the leather pride flag. The width of the stripes, signify the wide range of people who are, and appreciate boot blacks. The unisex boot, stands for the non-gender specific nature of boot blacking. The large red heart signifies the heart that the bootblack puts behind his or her boots.



Demisexual Pride Flag: 
Demisexuality describes an attraction that requires emotional connection. Demisexual people (like polyamorous people or aromantic persons,etc) may or may not have gender based predilections but do require emotional intimacy before sexual attraction happens. Related to asexuality, demisexuality is on the ACE spectrum.

  • Black is for asexuality
  • Gray is for demisexuality
  • Purple is for community





 Drag Pride Flag:

Drag is a performance art form that features exaggerated gender elements such as heavy makeup, high heels and  exaggerated bulges, curves or facial hair. Often drag is a part of variety entertainment that includes dancing, lip sync, and comedy.
The Drag Pride flag was designed by Veranda L'Ni. In 2016, the Austin International Drag Festival (AIDF) held a contest for an official flag of drag to be created, and this was picked as the winning design. The colours and symbols represent the following - as detailed by L'Ni:

  • Purple = the passion for drag we all share
  • White = the blank slate that is our body and face that we all change to create the characters that we become
  • Blue = self expression and loyalty
  • Crown = leadership in the drag community
  • Stars = the many forms of drag

 

 

 

 

 

Demiromantic Pride Flag

The demiromantic flag currently has five known variations and there is not a definitive answer about the meaning of the colors. The one here features a thick white stripe, a thin green stripe, a thick gray stripe, and a black chevron, believed to represent the following:

  • The black chevron represents the entire sexuality spectrum 
  • The white stripe can represent multiple things, including queer/quasi-platonic relationships and platonic/aesthetic attraction
  • The gray stripe represents the gray romantic spectrum 
  • The green stripe represents the aromantic spectrum 

 

 

 

 

 



Disability Pride Flag (Older Version) 

In 2019, writer Ann Magill created the disability pride flag. The original design had blue, yellow, white, red, and green zig-zagging stripes on a black background. The zig-zag design was intended to represent the obstacles and barriers that people with disabilities face. 

The colors represent the following: 

  • Red: physical disabilities 
  • Gold: Neurodiversity 
  • Blue: Emotional and psychiatric disabilities, including mental illness, anxiety, and depression 
  • Green: Sensory disabilities
    Disability Pride Flag (New version) 

 

The new version of the disability pride flag was also created by Ann Magill, but with feedback from the community. It was determined that the zigzag of the stripes and the color saturation made the flag inaccessible to people with visual impairments. The new design uses the same colors with the same meanings, only straightened out instead of zigzagged and more muted colors. The red and green stripes also are no longer next to each other to accommodate people with red-green color blindness. 

 

 

 

 



Fat Fetish Pride Flag

The fat fetish pride features black, brown, yellow and pink stripes with a red heart imposed on top. It is a symbol used by people who fetishize fat bodies as well as feeders, eaters, and admirers. 

 

 

 



Fisting Pride Flag 

The fisting pride flag consists of the classic bdsm colors, red and black, with a white stripe and a hand making a fist. It is for all players who enjoy giving and receiving fisting, also known as handballing.

Furry Pride Flag

A pride flag for the furry fandom, created by FursonaPins on twitter on June 28th, 2019.From the creator, about the flag:
"This trans and POC inclusive flag represents a shared experience as LGBTQIA+ in the furry fandom, where any person can be their authentic self. The furry fandom has been the most welcoming fandom we have experienced. This flag is a THANK YOU to our fandom and its members
The blue stripe represents our community's future and our hope to be more inclusive and accepting of our fellow LGBTQIA+ peers. The white stripe represents all of our trans community members. The brown stripe represents our POC community members.
The rainbow is a circle, a symbol of unity, and in the center is what has brought us together to this uniquely accepting fandom--the paw. Even if you are not furry, we hope you see the beauty in our fandom and its inclusive LGBTQIA+ community.
This flag is FREE TO USE for anyone in the furry fandom. Personal or commercial, it doesn't matter. This flag is yours, furry fandom. You do not need permission to use it. It is yours."

Genderfluid Pride Flag

The five stripe genderfluid pride flag was created by JJ Poole in 2012. JJ said on their tumblr that they created the flag because they could not find a flag that specifically represented genderfluid pride. 

The colors represent the following: 

  • Pink for femininity.
  • Blue for masculinity.
  • Purple for femininity and masculinity.
  • Black for lack of gender.
  • White for all genders.

 

Gay Men Loving Men Pride Flag

Similar to the 7 stripe  lesbian flag design, this design celebrates men or masculine persons loving other masculine persons. 










Genderqueer Pride Flag:

The genderqueer pride flag was designed in 2011 by Marilyn Roxie. It consists of three stripes:

  • Lavender represents androgyny and queerness.
  • White represents agender identity or gender neutrality
  • Green represents those whose identities are defined outside the binary.












Genderflux Pride Flag:

The Genderflux pride flag consists of six colors, thought to represent six different groups. The creator of the flag is unknown. Since Genderflux is an umbrella term used to represent people whose gender identity changes over time and in intensity, the flag is not limited to any one gender identity.  

  • Dark pink represents women.
  • Light pink represents demigirls.
  • Grey represents agender.
  • Light blue represents demiboys.
  • Dark blue represents men.
  • Yellow represents non-binary genders.





 

 

Intersex-Inclusive Pride Progress Flag

The Intersex-Inclusive Pride Progress Flag was created in 2021 by Valentino Vecchietti of Intersex Equality Rights UK. It combines the Progress Pride Flag, created in 2018 by Daniel Quasar, with the purple circle on a yellow background from the intersex pride flag. 











Intersex Pride Flag

Created  2013 by Morgan Carpenter- Not derivative, but yet is firmly grounded in meaning:

  • Yellow and purple were chosen as colors as they were viewed as free from gender associations and were historically used to represent intersex people. 
  • The circle is described as "unbroken and unornamented, symbolizing wholeness and completeness, and our potentialities."










Leather Pride Flag :

The Leather Pride Flag is a symbol used by the Leather and BDSM subcultures since the 1990s. It was designed by Tony DeBlase in 1989. 

According to DeBlase: "The flag is composed of nine horizontal stripes of equal width. From the top and from the bottom, the stripes alternate black and royal blue. The central stripe is white. In the upper left quadrant of the flag is a large red heart. I will leave it to the viewer to interpret the colors and symbols."

 

 










Leather Boy/Boi Pride Flag:

The Leather Boy/Boi Pride flag is meant to represent boys/bois, a subgroup of the leather subculture. The word originally denoted younger and submissive gay men with an appreciation for older and dominant men (these being called Sirs, Masters or Dads), who were often newcomers to the community as well. The flag is reported to have been designed by boy Keith in 1999 after meeting Leather Pride Flag designer Tony DeBlase.
The design is based upon the Leather Pride Flag, the diagonal lines imply a power spectrum from top to bottom and the green color is the hanky code color for Daddy/boy. First officially used by DC Boys of Leather in 1998.

 










Leather Girl / Grrl Pride Flag: 

Sheryl D created the Leather Girl Flag in November 2003. In the same year it also had its first unveiling at the Ms. San Diego Leather Contest. The flag is meant to represent those in the community who have a desire for leather and BDSM.

 

Lesbian Labrys Flag:
  

The labrys lesbian flag was created in 1999 by graphic designer Sean Campbell, and published in June 2000 in the Palm Springs edition of the Gay and Lesbian Times Pride issue.

  • Labrys - The design involves a labrys, a type of double-headed axe, superimposed on the inverted black triangle, set against a violet background.
    Among its functions, the labrys was associated as a weapon used by the Amazons of mythology.In the 1970s it was adopted as a symbol of empowerment by the lesbian feminist community.[
  • Black Triangle- homosexual females were condemned to concentration camps in World War II  and wore an inverted black triangle badge to identify them.  Some lesbians reclaimed this symbol as gay men reclaimed the pink triangle
  • Violet background-  The color violet became associated with lesbians via the poetry of Sappho.

 

Lesbian  Pride Flag:

 

The Lesbian Pride flag features seven different shades of pink, orange, white and red. This version was created by Emily Gwen in 2018.

The colors represent the following (Top to Bottom):

  • Top Red Stripe = Gender Nonconformity
  • Orange Stripe = Independence
  • Light Orange Stripe = Community
  • White Stripe = Unique Relationships to Womanhood
  • Pink Stripe = Serenity & Peace
  • Mauve = Love & Sex
  • Magenta = Femininity

 

 

 

 

 

 

M/s Pride Flag

The Master/slave, commonly abbreviated to M/s, pride flag features one vertical and three horizontal red lines. The single vertical line represents dominance and authority while the three red lines represent submission. The M/s pride flag is used by those who engage in dominant/submissive dynamics with master and slave roles. 











"More Color More Pride" Philadelphia Rainbow Pride Flag

The Philly Black & Brown inclusive pride flag was officially adopted by the City of Philadelphia in 2017 to celebrate the contributions of people of color to LGBTQPIA++ communities.
Amber Hikes, director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, explained at the time, “We’re proud to host this celebration for the community to come together not just for Pride, but also to reinforce our strides towards combatting discrimination within our community, honor the lives of our black and brown LGBTQ siblings, and uplift our shared commitment to diversity and inclusion within our community.”














Neurodivergent Pride Flag:

The neurodiversity pride flag features the iconic rainbow infinity  mobius strip  symbol  on a white background. The rainbow infinity symbol symbolizes the great diversity in the Autistic community, and is widely used to represent the larger neurodiversity community beyond autism, such as ADHD and dyslexia.        











 Non-Binary Pride Flag:

Created by 17-year-old Kye Rowan in 2014, this flag was a response to nonbinary people feeling improperly represented by the genderqueer flag. This symbol was not to replace Roxie's creation but sit beside it as an option. The stripes represent the following:

  • Yellow symbolizes gender outside the binary.
  • White, a mix of all colors, represents those with many or all genders.
  • Purple stands in for those who feel both binary male and female or fluid between them.
  • Black is for the agender community, people who identify as having no gender.



 

 

 

 

 

Omnisexual Pride Flag

 

Omnisexual people are attracted to people of all genders, however unlike other orientations, gender is still a factor in their attraction. 

The meaning behind the colors are as follows: 

  • Light pink and light blue represent the gender spectrum 
  • Pink represents attraction to femininity and women 
  • Blue represents attraction to masculinity and men 
  • Dark purple represents attraction to people whose gender falls outside of the categories above 

  




Pansexual Pride Flag: 


The pansexual pride flag was designed as a symbol for the pansexual community. 

The flag has been found on various internet sites since mid-2010.

It consists of:

  • Three colored horizontal bars: pink, yellow, and blue
  • The blue portion of the flag represents those who identify within the male spectrum (regardless of biological sex)
  • The pink portion represents those who identify within the female spectrum (regardless of biological sex)
  • The yellow portion, found in between the blue and pink portions, represents non-binary attraction 









Polysexual Pride Flag:


Polysexuality refers to attraction to and/ or romantic interest in many genders. Like bisexuality, polysexuality does not necessarily apply to attraction to all genders or regardless of genders, nor does it describe a desired relationship structure (it is possible for a Polysexual or Bisexual person to be interested only in monogamous intimate romantic relationships , for example. 

Creator Tomlin created the flag in 2012 with a similar design to the bixexual and pansexual flag since all three terms refer to mutisexual orientations. 

  • Pink represents attraction to women
  • Blue represents attraction to men 
  • Green represents attraction to non-binary folks 




Polyamory Pride Flag (Classic) : 

Polyamory refers to the ability and desire to engage in multiple intimate relationships with the consent of all involved. This flag was created by Jim Evans in 1995 and uses the symbol Pi as an indefinite numeral contained withing a group of numerals rather than previous symbols of infinity.  

Blue represents the openness and honesty among all partners
Red represents love and passion
Black represents solidarity with those who are forced to hide their polyamorous relationships from the outside world due to societal pressures
The pi (π) symbol is a Greek letter, and makes reference to the fact that polyamory is indefininte but not infinite.
Gold in the pi symbol represents the value placed on emotional attachment, not just physical attraction 

 

 

New Polyamory Pride Flag

Newly adopted flag voted on by more than 30,000 polyamorist with renewed visin and meaning:
A chevron points toward the opposite end of the flag, a symbol of growth and progress, and sits asymmetrically on the flag to reflect the non-traditional style of polyamorous relationships. The heart within reminds us that love in all forms is the core of non-monogamy.
The chevron's white represents possibility—the blank canvas upon which every non-monogamous person creates and develops their individual relationships.
Magenta stands for desire, love, and attraction.Throughout the non-monogamous community, desire, love, & attraction push beyond the mono- and amato-normative paradigms of sexual and romantic love in a breadth of love and relationship styles and identities—the asexual spectrum & aromantic spectrum, as well as queerplatonic, tertiary, and otherwise alterous relationships absolutely among them.
Blue stands for openness and honesty- core values in healthy relationships.
Gold represents energy and perseverance of those in the non-monogamous community.
Purple represents a united non-monogamous community. Today's non-monogamous community includes and was preceded by People of the Global Majority—Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color—whose cultural practices of non-monogamy were and have been historically unacknowledged, suppressed, ridiculed, or erased.

 

Pangender Pride Flag

 

 

 

 

Cari Rez Lobo first suggested the pangender pride flag on the social media platform tumblr in 2015, based in part of the agender pride flag. According to Queerintheworld.com, each color has the following meaning: 

  • Yellow is for all genders that aren’t connected to female or male
  • Light red color denotes the transition between the genders of female and male.
  • Light violet-pink represents female and male.
  • White symbolizes the union of all of these genders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panromantic Pride Flag 

The colors of the panromantic flag are blue, green, orange, and red.
Blue represents the romantic charm of dual men
Red represents the romantic charm of dual women
Orange indicates a romantic attraction to a gender that is between binary and extra-binary.
Green indicates the romantic charm of agender or omnigender people.
Panromantic is a romantic attraction for people, regardless of their gender. Pan-romantic people can be lovingly attracted to people of any gender identity. And people of any gender identity may be identified as pan-romantic. Panromanticism is often compared to romantic, Omniromantic, or other plural romance-focused  identities. Omniromantics typically feel the difference between the sexes. This can be seen in having a preference for a particular gender (s) or it can also make the act of being attracted to one gender different from the other. Omniromantics and other multimantics may also find certain traits attractive only in certain sexes while Panromantics are likely to disregard gender presentationand identity as a focus of romantic attraction. 



















Pony Pride Flag:

The flag was created by Carrie P in 2007 to celebrate human equine players

Colors interpretation:

  • Black: Represents the black leather often worn, this shows the link to the leather community
  • White: Represents the pure inner spirit within each pony.
  • Blue: Represents the ponies who strive to exceed at their craft and who enjoy the competition aspect of pony play, and denim often worn by handlers and caretakers
  • Green: Represents the grass and running free in the fields with no worries.
  • Horseshoes: Represent the horses stepping out into the world




Progress Pride Flag:

Designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018

  • Adds five new colors to emphasize the inclusion of BIPOC and Trans voices in the queer community.

  • The flag includes black and brown stripes to represent people of color, and baby blue, pink and white, which are used in the Transgender Pride Flag.












 Puppy Pride Flag:

This is a flag that represents a part of the community into puppy Pet Play.  The White stripe is slightly bigger to represent the broadness of the community, the bone represents the unconditional, non-judgmental heart of the puppy. This design is reported to have been created by Pup Flip Gray in 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Queer Pride Flag

Originally a deragatory term, queer has come to have many different meanings for many different people. The term queer is often used as an umbrella term to describe fluid gender identities and sexualitis. The queer pride flag is similar to the Rainbow flag but with slightly different meanings of the different stripes. 

  • The shades of pink next to each other and shades of blue next to each other symbolize same-gender attraction.
  • The orange and green are for non-binary individuals.
  • Black and white are for asexual, aromantic, and agender spectrum individuals.

 

 

 

 

 

Queer Goth Pride Flag

The Queer goth pride flag is a rainbow eye of horus on top of a black background. The eye of horus is an ancient egyptian symbol of protection that is commonly used in the goth community. 












Rainbow Pride Flag

Designed in 1979 by Gilbert Baker.

 

The popular six stripe rainbow flag was modified in the late 1970s from 8 to  to six even stripes symbolizing the diversity and hope of the LGBT community. The rainbow replaced the World War 2 pink triangle worn by community members to identify each other in order to replace oppressive symbolism and celebrate hope for the future of liberation. It is now worn and displayed to show support for the LGBT community by both allies and community members! 

  • Red = Life
  • Orange = Healing
  • Yellow = Sunlight
  • Green = Serenity
  • Blue = Nature
  • Purple = Spirit







Rubber Pride Flag :

This symbol is for members of the rubber and latex fetish community to identify like-minded rubberists. The flag was designed by Peter Tolos and Scott Moats in 1995. 

  • Black represents desire for the latex / rubber look and feel 
  • Red represents passion for rubber
  • Yellow represents a drive for intense rubber play and fantasies 
  • The kink in the bands of color represents the fact that rubber fetish is a kink 











 Trans Pride Flag:

The Trans flag celebrates the transgender community and the lives of trans people. The flag was designed by Monica Helms in 1999.

  • Consists of five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center. 
  • The blue and pink stripes symbolize the traditional pink and blue color indicators of masculinity or femininity.
  • The white stripe in the center signifies transition or nonconformity within these roles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trigender Pride Flag

Trigender is a gender identity used by people who switch between or among several genders. This includes a third gender, genderless, or a mix of various other gender and genderqueer identities. The five stripe flag is made up of 3 repeating colors. 

  • Pink signifies femininity/female genders.
  • Blue signifies masculinity/male genders.
  • Green signifies androgyny and third/other genders.

 







Curious about all the pride flags? Check out this article that explains the history behind many of these designs.



Rainbow Pride Flag

Rainbow Pride Flag

Designed in 1979 by Gilbert Baker.

The popular six stripe rainbow flag was modified in the late 1970s to six even stripes symbolizing the diversity and hope of the LGBT community. It is worn and displayed to show support for the LGBT community by both allies and members!

  • Red = Life
  • Orange = Healing
  • Yellow = Sunlight
  • Green = Serenity
  • Blue = Nature
  • Purple = Spirit

 "More Color More Pride" Philadelphia Rainbow Pride Flag:

"More Color More Pride" Philadelphia Rainbow Pride Flag

Flag your pride Philly Style with the official Philadelphia "More Color More Pride" flag centering the lives and contributions of black and brown LGBTQPIA++ people!

  • The Philly Black & Brown inclusive pride flag was officially adopted by the City of Philadelphia in 2017 to celebrate the contributions of people of color to LBBTQPIA++ communities.
  • Many moons later, We FINALLY HAVE THE FLAGS at an affordable price, so come get yours!

 

Progress Pride Flag:

Progress Pride Flag:

Designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018

  • Adds five new colors to emphasize the inclusion of BIPOC and Trans voices in the queer community.

  • The flag includes black and brown stripes to represent people of color, and baby blue, pink and white, which are used in the Transgender Pride Flag.

 

Inclusive Progress Pride Flag:

Inclusive Progress Pride Flag

Adds an inclusive updated inlay based on the Intersex Pride Flag to the Progress Pride design

 

 

 

 

 Trans Pride Flag:

Trans Pride Flag:

The Trans flag celebrates the transgender community and the lives of trans people. The flag was designed by Monica Helms in 1999.

  • Consists of five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center. 
  • The blue and pink stripes symbolize the traditional pink and blue color indicators of masculinity or femininity.
  • The white stripe in the center signifies transition or nonconformity within these roles.

Intersex Flag:

Intersex

Created  2013 by Morgan Carpenter- Not derivative, but yet is firmly grounded in meaning:

  • Yellow and purple were chosen as colours as they were viewed as free from gender associations and were historically used to represent intersex people. 
  • The circle is described as "unbroken and unornamented, symbolizing wholeness and completeness, and our potentialities."

Genderqueer Pride Flag:

Genderqueer Pride Flag:

The genderqueer pride flag was designed in 2011 by Marilyn Roxie. It consists of three stripes:

  • Lavender represents androgyny and queerness.
  • White represents agender identity or gender neutrality
  • Green represents those whose identities are defined outside the binary.

 Non-Binary Pride Flag:

Non-Binary Pride Flag:

Created by 17-year-old Kye Rowan in 2014, this flag was a response to nonbinary people feeling improperly represented by the genderqueer flag. This symbol was not to replace Roxie's creation but sit beside it as an option. The stripes represent the following:

  • Yellow symbolizes gender outside the binary.
  • White, a mix of all colors, represents those with many or all genders.
  • Purple stands in for those who feel both binary masculine and feminine or fluid between them.
  • Black is for the agender community, people who identify as having no gender.

Agender Pride Flag:

Agender Pride Flag:

Was re-designed by Salem X in 2014. 

  • Both black and white  represent the complete absence of gender. 
  • Grey represents being semi-genderless. 
  • Green represents nonbinary gender, because it is the inverse of purple.

*Previous version included orange to symbolize alloromantic people, but did not include a full spectrum of aromanticism

 Bisexual Pride Flag:

Bisexual Pride Flag:

In common usage, Bisexual is used to refer to people with attraction to more than one gender, while pansexual is used to refer to people with attractions to people regardless of gender.
The flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 and consists of three colors:

  • Dark pink color representing sexual attraction to the same sex only (homosexual)
  • Blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (heterosexual) 
  • The resultant overlap color purple represents the unique experience of bisexual folx as being more than "just gay and straight."

Pansexual Pride Flag:

Pansexual Pride Flag:

The pansexual pride flag was designed as a symbol for the pansexual community. 

The flag has been found on various internet sites since mid-2010.

It consists of:

  • Three colored horizontal bars: pink, yellow, and blue
  • The blue portion of the flag represents those who identify within the male spectrum (regardless of biological sex)
  • The pink portion represents those who identify within the female spectrum (regardless of biological sex)
  • The yellow portion, found in between the blue and pink portions, represents non-binary attraction

Polysexual Pride Flag:

Polysexual Pride Flag:

Polysexuality refers to attraction to and/ or romantic interest in many genders. Like bisexuality, polysexuality does not necessarily apply to attraction to all genders or regardless of genders, nor does it describe a desired relationship structure (it is possible for a Polysexual or Bisexual person to be interested only in monogamous intimate romantic relationships , for example. 

Creator Tomlin created the flag in 2012 with a similar design to the bixexual and pansexual flag since all three terms refer to mutisexual orientations. 

  • Pink represents attraction to women
  • Blue represents attraction to men 
  • Green represents attraction to non-binary folks 

 Asexual Pride Flag:

Asexual Pride Flag

Asexuality flag consists of multiple stripes celebrating persons who do not experience sexual attraction to other people. The asexual pride flag was created in 2010 after a vote by members of various asexual communities. 

  • Black represents asexuality
  • Grey represents grey-asexuality and demisexuality
  • White represents non-asexual partners and allies
  • Purple represents community

Omnisexual Pride Flag:

Omnisexual Pride Flag

Omnisexual means attracted to people of all genders, where gender still plays a role in their attraction to a person (as opposed to pansexual which describes attraction without regard to gender) . 

The omnisexual pride flag was designed by @pastelmemer in 2015

Colors:

  • Light pink and light blue represent the gender spectrum 
  • Pink represents attraction to femininity and women 
  • Blue represents attraction to masculinity and men 
  • Dark purple represents attraction to people whose gender falls outside of the categories above

Polyamory Pride Flag :

Polyamory Pride Flag :

Polyamory refers to the ability and desire to engage in multiple intimate relationships with the consent of all involved. This flag was created by Jim Evans in 1995 and uses the symbol Pi as an indefinite numeral contained withing a group of numerals 

 

Blue represents the openness and honesty among all partners 

Red represents love and passion

Black represents solidarity with those who are forced to hide their polyamorous relationships from the outside world due to societal pressures

The pi (π) symbol is a Greek letter, and makes reference to the fact that polyamory is indefininte but not infinite.

Gold in the pi symbol represents the value placed on emotional attachment, not just physical attraction

Demisexual Pride Flag:

Demisexual Pride Flag:

Demisexuality describes an attraction that requires emotional connection. Demisexual people (like polyamorous people or aromantic persons,etc) may or may not have gender based predilections but do require emotional intimacy before sexual attraction happens. Related to asexuality, demisexuality is on the ACE spectrum.

  • Black is for asexuality
  • Gray is for demisexuality
  • Purple is for community

Aromantic Pride Flag:

Aromantic Pride Flag:

Aromantic people do not experience romantic attraction to people and tend to separate sexual activity from emotional connection. 

Meaning behind the colors: 

  • Green and light green represents the aromantic spectrum (green is thought to be the opposite of red, a color commonly associated with romance)
  • White represents platonic love and friendships
  • Gray and black represents the spectrum of different sexualities
 Bear Pride Flag:
Bear Pride Flag:

The International Bear 

Brotherhood  Flag was designed to represent the bear subculture within the LGBT community. The gay bear culture celebrates secondary sex characteristics such as growth of body hair and facial hair, which is typically considered a "bear" trait.

  • Design inspired by Leather Flag and created by Craig Byrnes in 1995.
  • Stripes represent various nationalities and colors of bears internationally.

Lesbian Labrys Flag:

Lesbian Labrys Flag:

In honor of those lesbians and other queer folks who have been systematically labeled, incarcerated, killed, and oppressed by Third Reich Germany, the United States, and other governments."

The labrys lesbian flag was created in 1999 by graphic designer Sean Campbell, and published in June 2000 in the Palm Springs edition of the Gay and Lesbian Times Pride issue.

Violet background-  The color violet became associated with lesbians via the poetry of Sappho.

Lesbian  Pride Flag:

Lesbian  Pride Flag:

The Lesbian Pride flag features seven different shades of pink, orange, white and red. This version was created by Emily Gwen in 2018.

The colors represent the following (Top to Bottom):

  • Top Red Stripe = Gender Nonconformity
  • Orange Stripe = Independence
  • Light Orange Stripe = Community
  • White Stripe = Unique Relationships to Womanhood
  • Pink Stripe = Serenity & Peace
  • Mauve = Love & Sex
  • Magenta = Femininity

Gay Men Loving Men:

Gay Men Loving Men:

Similar to the 7 stripe  lesbian flag design, this design celebrates men or maculine persons loving other masculine persons.

 

 

 

 Drag Pride Flag:

Drag Pride Flag:

Drag is a performance art form that features exaggerated gender elements such as heavy makeup, high heels and  exagerated bulges, curves or facial hair. Often drag is a part of variety entertainment that includes dancing, lip sync, and comedy.
The Drag Pride flag was designed by Veranda L'Ni. In 2016, the Austin International Drag Festival (AIDF) held a contest for an official flag of drag to be created, and this was picked as the winning design. The colours and symbols represent the following - as detailed by L'Ni:

  • Purple = the passion for drag we all share
  • White = the blank slate that is our body and face that we all change to create the characters that we become
  • Blue = self expression and loyalty
  • Crown = leadership in the drag community
  • Stars = the many forms of drag

Leather Pride Flag :

Leather Pride Flag :

The Leather Pride Flag is a symbol used by the Leather and BDSM subcultures since the 1990s. It was designed by Tony DeBlase in 1989. 

According to DeBlase: "The flag is composed of nine horizontal stripes of equal width. From the top and from the bottom, the stripes alternate black and royal blue. The central stripe is white. In the upper left quadrant of the flag is a large red heart. I will leave it to the viewer to interpret the colors and symbols."

Rubber Pride Flag :

Rubber Pride Flag :

This symbol is for members of the rubber and latex fetish community to identify like-minded rubberists. The flag was designed by Peter Tolos and Scott Moats in 1995. 

  • Black represents desire for the latex / rubber look and feel 
  • Red represents passion for rubber
  • Yellow represents a drive for intense rubber play and fantasies 
  • The kink in the bands of color represents the fact that rubber fetish is a kink

Bootblack Pride Flag:

Bootblack Pride Flag:

After a two year debate within the community, on July 4th, 2005 Jesse 'Spanky' Penley came up with a design that would eventually become the accepted Boot Black Pride Flag.

  • The flag is reported to have premiered  at the International LeatherSir / International Leatherboy event in Atlanta, Georgia in 2005. 
  • Spanky used a diagonal stripe to differentiate from the leather pride flag. The width of the stripes, signify the wide range of people who are, and appreciate boot blacks. The unisex boot, stands for the non-gender specific nature of boot blacking. The large red heart signifies the heart that the bootblack puts behind his or her boots.

Puppy Pride Flag:

Puppy Pride Flag:

This is a flag that represents a part of the community into puppy Pet Play.  The White stripe is slightly bigger to represent the broadness of the community, the bone represents the unconditional, non-judgmental heart of the puppy. This design is reported to have been created by Pup Flip Gray in 2011.

 

Pony Pride:

Pony Pride:

The flag was created by Carrie P in 2007 to celebrate human equine players

Colors interpretation:

  • Black: Represents the black leather often worn, this shows the link to the leather community
  • White: Represents the pure inner spirit within each pony.
  • Blue: Represents the ponies who strive to exceed at their craft and who enjoy the competition aspect of pony play, and denim often worn by handlers and caretakers
  • Green: Represents the grass and running free in the fields with no worries.
  • Horseshoes: Represent the horses stepping out into the world

 

Leather Boy/Boi Pride Flag:

Leather Boy/Boi Pride Flag:

The Leather Boy/Boi Pride flag is meant to represent Boys/Bois, a subgroup of the leather subculture. The word originally denoted younger and submissive gay men with an appreciation for older and dominant men (these being called Sirs, Masters or Dads), who were often newcomers to the community as well. The flag is reported to have been designed by boy Keith in 1999 after meeting Leather Pride Flag designer Tony DeBlase.
The design is based upon the Leather Pride Flag, the diagonal lines imply a power spectrum from top to bottom and the green color is the hanky code color for Daddy/boy. First officially used by DC Boys of Leather in 1998.

 Leather Girl / Grrl Pride Flag:

Leather Girl / Grrl Pride Flag:

Sheryl D created the Leather Girl Flag in November 2003. In the same year it also had its first unveiling at the Ms. San Diego Leather Contest. The flag is meant to represent those in the community who have a desire for leather and BDSM.Modeled after the Boy Pride Flag, the Girl Pride Flag is meant to represent the feminine counterpart to leather boy/boi subculture. Often describing younger acting feminine persons in a submissive role to an older (or parental/ caretaker role) dominant of any gender.

 Neurodivergent Pride:

Neurodivergent Pride:

The neurodiversity features the iconic rainbow infinity  mobius strip  symbol  on a white background. The rainbow infinity symbol symbolizes the great diversity in the Autistic community, and is widely used to represent the larger neurodiversity community beyond autism, such as ADHD and dyslexia.

Autistic Pride:

Autistic Pride:

The Austistic pride symbol represents autism as a unique kind of neurodiversity. The gold infinity symbol was created to replace the classic puzzle piece used by those who often see autism as an illness to be eradicated. Created by Autistic folx, for Autistic folx to be proud of their disabilities, strengths, and differences from allistics (non-autistic people), this symbol represents the fight for acceptance rather than erasure.

 

Curious about all the pride flags? Check out this article that explains the history behind many of these designs.