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Pride month is the most important in the fight for LGBT+ rights since it marks the beginning of the movement in 1969. Sexual diversity is reflected in the number of flags that collectives around the world use to represent.
The first and best known is the rainbow flag, designed in 1977 by Gilbert Baker; War veteran who learned how to sew and who was challenged to create a symbol of pride for the gay community.
His response was the original pride flag, inspired by Judy Garland in “Over the Rainbow.” The meaning of their colors is as follows, according to the specialized site Pride.com.
Strong rose = Sex
Red = Life
Orange = Healing
Yellow = Solar light
Green = Nature
Turquoise = Magic / Art
Indigo = Serenity
Violet = Spirit
But there are more flags to represent sexual diversity, here is a list of every single one and their meaning:
Bisexual. It was designed by Michael Page and gives visibility to the bisexual community. It shows the superposition of blue and pink, stereotyped colors for boys and girls.
Asexual. It was also created in 2010 and represents many identities, including people of gray race (the fluid area between sexual relationships and asexual people) and demisexuals (people who do not experience attraction unless they have an emotional connection with their partners).
Genderqueer highlights androgyny with lavender, identities with white and non-binary people with green. Some people refer to it as a non-binary flag if they feel queer is an insult.
Pansexual. Created on the web in 2010, this flag has colors that represent the interest of pansexuality in all genres as partners. Pink represents women, yellow is not binary, and people are not gender-friendly, and blue is for men.
Intersex. It was designed in 2013 by the organization Intersex International Australia. It represents. Intentionally shows colors that celebrate living outside the binary.
Non-binary flag. Created by Kye Rowan, 17 years old, in 2014, this flag was a response to non-binary people who feel improperly represented by the gender flag.
Fluid gender. It covers fluctuations and gender flexibility in people. Presents colors associated with femininity, masculinity and everything that is in the middle. Rosa, femininity. White, the lack of gender. Purple, combination of masculinity and femininity. Black, all genres. Blue, masculinity.
Aromatic. While asexual flags use purple to show their lack of sexual attraction, aromatic flags use green to celebrate people who live without romantic attraction.
Transgender. Monica Helms designed it in 1999. Light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls and white in the middle is for those who are in transition, those who feel they have a neutral gender or not, and those who are intersex.
Bear. Craig Byrnes created the International Bear Brotherhood Flag in 1995. It was designed to represent the bear subculture within the LGBT community.
