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LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many adj identities in the community, there comes many alternative flags to know. We have collected all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the other 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 unused flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! View 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 1978 after activist Harvey Milk asked

What Do the Colors of the New Pride Flag Mean?

Previously, you may have noticed that the LGBTQIA+ pride flag displayed every June for Pride month was a simple red-to-violet rainbow, but a new and slightly different flag has been flying in its place in the last couple of years. This new flag is called the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag, created byValentino Vecchietti of Intersex Equality Rights UK in 2021. It is an update to the previous Progress Pride Flag created in 2018 by Daniel Quasar.

What do the colors of the new pride flag mean? Why does the new design own some of the colors placed in a distinct shape rather than in a line like before? How are people responding to this new design?

This article will answer these questions to help you understand what the new flag currently looks like and where this design is headed.

At a Glance

The pride flag has undergone several redesigns over the past few decades. The original pride flag designed in the 1970s included eight colors and was later simplified to six. The latest version of the pride flag includes th

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

The original flag (shown here) was designed by activist, veteran, drag queen, and artist, Gilbert Baker, and made its debut at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade in 1978. He was inspired by the Rolling Stones song She’s a Rainbow, and the 1960s hippies movement, assigning each color 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 1978, demand for the Pride Flag increased, but the hot pink fabric was difficult to find in large quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Company started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help encounter demand, and a seven-color pride flag was the new norm.

Gay man flag on a stick - medium size

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Article no.: HP220983

Gay man flag. Suitable for the parade and more.
Middle size 40x60 cm.

  • Adult contentNo
  • BrandHappyPride
  • ConditionNew
  • Country of originChina
  • FabricPolyester and plastic pole
  • ManufacturerHouse of Nord AB
  • Pin height / length75 cm
  • Size40x60 cm
  • Suggested age groupAdult (typically teens or older)
  • Suggested genderUnisex
  • Suitable for flag poleNot suitable for flag pole
  • SupplierHappyPride