Large gay pride flag


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 He was inspired by the Rolling Stones song She’s a Rainbow, and the s 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 , command for the Pride Flag increased, but the blazing pink fabric was tough to find in immense quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Company started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help meet ask for, and a seven-color pride flag was the modern norm.

A year later,

Progress Flag 8ft x 5ft

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LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many other identities in the community, there comes many diverse 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 community, but we will update the page as novel 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 color 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,

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