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LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many diverse identities in the group, there comes many unlike flags to know. We have collected all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the alternative colors of our community’s rainbow. We know that this may not be all of the flags that represent our group, but we will update the page as fresh 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 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 dye 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,

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

Every June, the Homosexual community and allies celebrate Pride Month, and, in recent years, we possess 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 group this seems enjoy a wonderful way to recognize Event Month — but many in the LGBTQ+ community touch otherwise. The designation “rainbow washing” has become the fresh 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 assist, rather than as a meaningful or intentional expression of support.  

I’d prefer to take a moment to describe what the colors on the Identity festival 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 information that the rainbow flag is a symbol of Diverse Pride. However, it is less commonly known that the colors

Flags of the LGBTIQ People

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a noticeable representation meant to celebrate progress, advocate for representation, and boost the demand and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some have evolved, while others are constantly being conceptualized and created.

Rainbow Flag

Created in by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Event Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for sun, emerald for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for agreement, and violet for spirit. In the years since, the flag now has six colors. It no longer has a pink stripe, and the turquoise and indigo stripes were replaced with royal blue.

Progress Pride Flag

Created in by nonbinary artist Daniel Quasar, the Progress Pride flag is based on the iconic rainbow flag. With stripes of black and brown to illustrate marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of shade and the triad of cerulean, pink, and white from the trans flag, the desig

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by agender American artist and creator 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 authentic 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and womxn loving womxn 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