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Gay colors

You might be familiar with the six-colored rainbow flag that is widely used to represent the Gay community. But did you know that this is a relatively new rendition of the original? 

The first flag (shown here) was designed by activist, veteran, drag queen, and musician, Gilbert Baker, and made its debut at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Procession in He was inspired by the Rolling Stones song She’s a Rainbow, and the s hippies movement, assigning each hue with a specific meaning:

  • Pink: Sex (later removed)

  • Red: Life

  • Orange: Healing

  • Yellow: Sunlight

  • Green: Nature

  • Turquoise: Magic (later removed)

  • Indigo: Serenity

  • Violet: Spirit 

The evolution to the six-colored flag used today happened out of practicality. 

After the parade in , command for the Pride Flag increased, but the warm pink fabric was tough to find in big quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Company started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help meet insist , and a seven-color celebration flag was the brand-new norm.

A year later,

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

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

Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

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

Rainbow Flag

Created in by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Pride Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for daystar, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for essence. 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 represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of color and the triad of azure, pink, and ivory from the transgender flag, the desig

EIU Center For Gender and Sexual Diversity

Symbols within the GSD Community

Rainbow Flag

The rainbow flag has grow the easily-recognized colors of celebration for the gay community. The rainbow plays a part in many myths and stories associated to gender and sexuality issues in Greek, Aboriginal, African, and other cultures. Use of the rainbow flag by the queer community began in when it first appeared in the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Liberty Day Parade. Borrowing symbolism from the hippie movement and shadowy civil rights groups, San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker designed the rainbow flag in response to a need for a symbol that could be used year after year. The flag has six stripes, each color showing a component of the community: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, lush for nature, royal blue for harmony, and violet for spirit.

The rainbow flag has inspired a wide variety of related symbols and accessories, such as liberty rings. There are plenty of variations of the flag, including versions with superimposed lambdas, pink triangles, or other symbols. Some r