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Why does the rainbow represent gay pride

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many different identities in the group, there comes many different flags to know. We have calm all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the different colors of our community’s rainbow. We know that this may not be all of the flags that represent our community, but we will update the page as new flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! Spot 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 Celebration Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in after activist Harvey Milk asked artist Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of gay pride. Each tint represents a different part of the LGBTQ+ community: hot pink represents sex, red symbolizes existence, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, green stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art,

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by genderqueer American artist and planner 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 sapphic 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 character, 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

How the Rainbow Became a Symbol for Pride – and Why it Matters

Every June, the Queer community and allies celebrate Pride Month, and, in recent years, we own seen a substantial increase in companies showing their help by incorporating the rainbow flag as part of their logos and/or products. To those outside of the people this seems appreciate a wonderful way to recognize Identity Month — but many in the LGBTQ+ community notice otherwise. The word “rainbow washing” has become the modern label for the seemingly instantaneous and universal change from company colors to rainbow colors on June 1.  Rainbow washing is viewed as a performative act of sustain , rather than as a meaningful or intentional expression of support.  

I’d love to take a moment to define what the colors on the Event flag mean and share a short history on the evolution of the flag — from where it started to how it is presented today.  

A symbol of and for pride  

It is common facts that the rainbow flag is a symbol of Diverse Pride. However, it is less commonly known that the colors

History of the Rainbow Flag

The history of the rainbow flag is a prosperous, fascinating, and very recent one!

Artist and activist Gilbert Baker is credited with creating the first identity festival flag, meant to illustrate the gay community. He was approached by Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to public office in California, in to create a symbol of pride for the community. “Flags are about proclaiming power” Baker said.

Baker was inspired by the United States flag, with its series of stacked lines, and also by Pop Art of the time. Several communities at the time had reclaimed the Pink Triangle as a symbol of queer power. The Pink Triangle was used in Nazis concentration camps to identify men imprisoned for their homosexuality. Despite the Pink Triangle’s prevalence, Baker argued that there was a need for a new symbol “We needed something beautiful. Something from us.”

The flag was first flown in San Francisco’s United Nation’s Plaza in June of Some historians have argued that the idea of the rainbow flag came about because of the rainbow’s link to actress Judy Garland