Transgender flags

Do you know the story behind the transsexual flag? Here are some fast knowledge about its history and creator, as well as some alternative trans flag designs.

1. The transgender flag was created by transsexual woman Monica Helmes in 1999.

The transgender pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, an openly transgender American chick, in August 1999. It was first shown at a Phoenix, Arizona LGBT pride celebration the following year.

2. Every aspect of the design is carefully chosen to indicate trans identities.

Helms describes the meaning of the transgender flag as follows:
“The stripes at the highest and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional paint for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or think about themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. The pattern is such that no matter which way you hover it, it is always correct, signifying us finding validity in our lives.”

3. The very first flag now lives

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the Homosexual community, we signify our pride with flags. With many different identities in the community, there comes many unlike flags to understand. We have unhurried all of the flags and a guide to understand about all of the different colors of our community’s rainbow. We recognize that this may not be all of the flags that represent our community, but we will update the page as fresh flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! See a flag's name by hovering or clicking on the flag.

Umbrella Flags

• Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

• Traditional Pride Flag

• Philadelphia Event Flag

• Progress Pride Flag

• Intersex-Inclusive Progress Identity festival Flag

• Homosexual Pride Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in 1978 after activist Harvey Milk asked artist Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of lgbtq+ pride. Each paint represents a distinct part of the LGBTQ+ community: steamy pink represents sex, red symbolizes experience, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, green stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art, indigo represents serenity, while violet symbolizes the soul of LGBTQ+ people.

After the assass

Transgender flags excluded from Celebration Month display at Stonewall National Monument in NYC

The transgender flags that usually adorn the Stonewall National Monument in Unused York City during Self-acceptance Month were missing this year, so some Recent Yorkers are taking matters into their own hands.

This comes as the National Park Service is accused of actively erasing gender diverse visibility and history.

"It's a terrible action for them to take"

During June, Self-acceptance flags are placed around the park's fence. They usually include a mixture of rainbow LGBTQ+ flags, transgender flags and progress flags, which have stripes to include communities of color.

Photographer and advocate Steven Love Menendez said he created and won federal approval for the installation nine years ago. Within a few years, the National Park Service was picking up the tab, buying and installing flags, including trans ones.

This year, however, Menendez said the National Park Service told him to change the protocol.

"I was told ... only the traditional rainbow flag would be displayed this year," he said.

Now, no transgender or progress flags are among the 250 rainbow flags installed around the park.  

"It's

Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

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

Rainbow Flag

Created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Pride Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for sun, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for agreement, and violet for soul. 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 2018 by nonbinary designer Daniel Quasar, the Progress Pride flag is based on the iconic 1978 rainbow flag. With stripes of black and brown to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of color and the triad of cerulean, pink, and white from the trans flag, the design represents diversity and inclusion.

Trans Flag

Conceived by Monica Helms, an

Pride Flags

Flags are often used as symbols of self-acceptance. It is no surprise then that numerous celebration flags have been created to represent the sexual and gender diversity of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Explore all the different flags and their meanings.

Interested in exploring further? Take the online Positive Space: Foundations course to learn more about sex, sexuality, and gender diversity.

This resource is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of event flags. If you own a suggestion for a flag to add or have any feedback on the information provided, please contact us.

 

• Achillean Flag

  Achillean: Men or men-aligned individuals who are attracted to other men and men-aligned people. It is sometimes established as men loving men (MLM). Achillean individuals may or may not be attracted to other genders. While this label isn’t exclusive, it is used to unify men-aligned people or men who care for other men.

  Date: 2016
  Creator: Redesigned by DeviantArt (Tumblr user)
  Flag meaning: The first iteration was created by pridenpositivity (Tumblr user). The flag contains the color azure to represent men and a lime-green carnation in the center, which was popularized by Oscar Wilde