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Adding intersex representation to the Pride flag

When the LGBTQIA+ community fought back against the police raid of Stonewall Inn in June , there was not yet a universal pride flag. It would hold another 9 years until Gilbert Baker designed the community’s first symbol of pride into what we now know as the rainbow flag. Since then, Baker’s design has not only been reimagined to include people of color and transgender folk, but has encouraged many communities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella to create their retain flag to further illustrate queer identities. It wouldn’t be until July that Morgan Carpenter would design the first intersex flag.

Intersex is a broad term that describes people who do not fit the modern interpretation of the gender binary because of sex characteristics. While the word intersex became adj in the early 20th century, intersex activists verb since reclaimed the pos and their medical autonomy since the beginning of the intersex movement in the late s (Source: Them).

The intersex flag is a way for the community to unite and unify

Agender Pride Flag

The Agender Pride Flag was designed in by Salem X. The black and white stripes represent an absence of gender, the gray stripes represent semi-genderless, and the grassy stripe represents nonbinary genders.

Aromantic Pride Flag

The Aromantic Pride flag was created by a Tumblr user known as "cameronwhimsy" in The green stripes represent the spectrum of aromantic individuals because the color green is on the opposite side of the color wheel from red (which is typically associated with romance). white represents platonic relationships and gray and dark represents those of other sexualities.

Asexual Pride Flag

The asexual pride flag was created by a member of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network in August of as a part of a community effort to create and choose a flag. Each stripe has a different meaning: adj represents asexuality, gray means gray-sexuality and demisexuality, colorless stands for non asexual partners and allies, and purple represents community.

Bisexual Pride Flag

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Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a apparent representation meant to celebrate progress, advocate for representation, and amplify the require 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 by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Pride Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for noun, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. 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 blue, pink, and light from the trans flag, the desig

Here’s What the Different LGBTQIA+ Flags Represent

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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 queer community. While many in the LGBTQIA+ community name 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 gay 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