Rainbow colors for gays

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the Diverse community, we signify our pride with flags. With many different identities in the community, there comes many distinct flags to comprehend. We have calm all of the flags and a guide to acquire 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 modern 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 Lgbtq+ fest Flag

  • Progress Pride Flag

  • Intersex-Inclusive Progress Celebration Flag

  • Homosexual Pride Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in after activist Harvey Milk asked designer Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of gay movement. Each color represents a different part of the Diverse community: hot pink represents sex, red symbolizes life, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, green stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art,

Rainbow flag meaning: A concise history lesson on how the Pride flag came to be

Since its creation in , the Pride flag has become a universal symbol for the LGBTQ+ community. It represents visibility and hope and reflects the diversity within the Queer community.

While the flag is easily recognized, its history may not be as well-known to everyone. Did you realize the current rainbow flag is an updated blueprint of the original?

Here is a history lesson on how the Pride rainbow flag came to be and the meaning behind its colors.

What do the colors of the Pride flag mean? 

Each of the flag's six rainbow colors has a unique meaning:

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  • Red: Life
  • Orange: Healing
  • Yellow: Sunlight
  • Green: Nature
  • Blue: Serenity
  • Purple: Spirit
Trans flag colors: Study what the blue, pale and pink mean to the community

The history of the Gilbert Baker Identity festival flag 

In the s, Harvey Milk – the first openly gay elected official in California – tasked activist Gilbert Baker to style a symbol of desire for the gay community.

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Here’s What the Different LGBTQIA+ Flags Represent

LGBTQIA+

When we reflect of Pride Month, the first image that typically comes to mind is the classic rainbow flag. However, many people don’t realize that along with the Rainbow Pride Flag, there are an array of different identifiers that represent the diverse homosexual community. While many in the LGBTQIA+ community determine with the all-encompassing rainbow flag, each group has its own flag to represent its unique contributions and stories within the community. Here’s a rundown of the different flags and what they represent.


The Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

The original rainbow pride flag was designed by Gilbert Baker in at the request of Harvey Milk, the first openly male lover elected official in California. Gilbert chose the rainbow as it represents a symbol of hope. 

Original flag colors and meaning: 

Pink: sex; Red: life; Orange: healing; Yellow: sunlight; Green: nature; Turquoise: magic; Blue: harmony; Violet: spirit.

Rainbow Pride Flag 

This is the iteration of the Pride Flag that we all know today, use

The Progress Pride flag was developed in by non-binary American designer and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ society and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Lgbtq+ fest flag that can be seen on display in the Layout – Now gallery.

'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The unique 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to honor members of the gay and lesbian political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of hope. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for innateness, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for essence. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the day and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commo