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Adding intersex inclusion 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 identity festival flag. It would receive 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 shade and transgender folk, but has encouraged many communities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella to create their have flag to further depict queer identities. It wouldn’t be until July that Morgan Carpenter would produce the first intersex flag.

Intersex is a broad legal title that describes people who do not fit the modern interpretation of the gender binary because of sex characteristics. While the word intersex became familiar in the early 20th century, intersex activists hold since reclaimed the synonyms 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 under a symbol devoid of gender stereotypes. Yellow has long been seen as an intersex color or to re

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many distinct identities in the people, there comes many unlike flags to know. We have collected all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the unlike colors of our community’s rainbow. We know that this may not be all of the flags that represent our people, but we will update the page as unused flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! Observe 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 hue 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, indigo represents serenity, while violet symbolizes the spirit of LGBTQ+ people.

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Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a seeable representation meant to commemorate progress, advocate for advocacy, and amplify the claim and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some own 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 heat, 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 Identity festival 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 tint and the triad of blue, pink, and light from the trans flag, the design represents diversity and inclusion.

Trans Flag

Conceived by Monica Helms, an openly transge

In , Cooper Hewitt hung the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Identity festival flag on its south-facing facade. The installation celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month and demonstrates the evolution of inclusivity in the style of Pride flags.

The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag, installed at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in the Arthur Ross Terrace & Garden. Installation produced by Molly Engelman and Dillon Goldschlag. Photo by Ann Sunwoo.

The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Self-acceptance flag, installed at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in the Arthur Ross Terrace & Garden. Installation produced by Molly Engelman and Dillon Goldschlag. Photo by Ann Sunwoo.

Designed in by Valentino Vecchietti, the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag incorporates a field of yellow and a purple circle—the elements of the intersex flag designed in by Morgan Carpenter—to symbolize intersex inclusion. The yellow represents an alternative to blue and pink, often associated with the male/female gender binary. The circle symbolizes wholeness and expresses the need for autonomy and integrity.

The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag. Courtesy of the designer.

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