This resource page is a non-exhaustive, compilation of information about the many pride flags that some in the LGBTQIA+ community use. On this page, you’ll find the community represented by each flag, an image of the flag, a breakdown of what each of the colors and symbols on the flag means, as well as the creator or creators of each of the flags.

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Philadelphia Rainbow Pride Flag

PHILADELPHIA RAINBOW FLAG

Date: June 8, 2017

Colors
Black & Brown:
 Queer People of Color
Red: Life
Orange: Healing
Yellow: Sunlight
Green: Nature
Blue: Harmony/Peace
Violet: Spirit

Creator: Gilbert Baker (original)

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Rainbow Flag

RAINBOW FLAG

Colors
Red:
 Life
Orange: Healing
Yellow: Sunlight
Green: Nature
Blue: Harmony/Peace
Violet: Spirit

Creator: Gilbert Baker

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The progress pride flag, which has the same 6 stripes as the rainbow flag and a layered arrow pointing to the right with 5 colors: (from the right) black, brown, light blue, pink, white

DANIEL QUASAR RAINBOW FLAG

Date: June 7, 2018

Colors: Inclusion of Philadelphia Rainbow Flag and Trans Flag
“The arrow points to the right to show forward movement, while being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made."

Creator: Daniel Quasar

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The lesbian flag, which has 7 stripes: dark orange, orange, light orange, white, pink, rose, dark rose

LESBIAN FLAG

Date: 2018

Colors
Dark Orange:
 Gender nonconformity
Orange: Butch lesbians
Light Orange: Community
White: Unique relationships to womanhood
Pink: Serenity and peace
Dark Rose: Femininity

Creator: Emily Gwen

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The bisexual flag, which has 3 stripes: pink, purple, blue

BISEXUAL FLAG

Date: Dec. 5, 1998

Colors
Pink:
 Same gender attraction
Purple: Attraction to more than one gender/attraction to non-binary individuals
Blue: Different gender attraction

Creator: Team led by Michael Page

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The pansexual flag, which has 3 stripes: pink, yellow, blue

PANSEXUAL FLAG

Date: 2010

Colors
Pink:
 Attraction to those who identify as female
Yellow: Attraction to those who identify as genderqueer, non-binary, agender, androgynous, or anyone who doesn’t identify on the male-female binary.
Blue: Attraction to those who identify as male

Creator: unknown

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The polysexual flag, which has 3 stripes: pink, green, blue

POLYSEXUAL FLAG

Date: July 11, 2012

Colors
Pink:
 Attraction to female-identified people
Green: Attraction to those who don't identify within the female/male binary
Blue: Attraction to male-identified people

Creator: Tumblr user Samlin

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The gay man flag, which has 7 stripes: green, teal, light teal, white, light blue, purple, indigo

GAY MAN FLAG

Date: 2019

Colors
Green:
 Community
Teal: Healing
Light Teal: Joy
White: Gender non-conforming, non-binary, and trans men
Light Blue: Pure love
Purple: Fortitude
Indigo: Diversity

Creator: Tumblr user gayflagblog

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The polyamory flag, which has a white chevron on the left with a gold heart and 3 stripes: red, blue, purple

TRICOLOR POLYAMORY FLAG

Date: 2022

Colors
White Chevron:
 Possibility
Gold Heart: Energy and perseverance
Blue: Openness and honesty
Red: Love and attraction​​​​​​​
Purple: A united non-monogamous community

Creator: Red Howell

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The transgender flag, which has 5 stripes: light blue, pink, white, pink, light blue

TRANSGENDER FLAG

Date: 1999

Colors
Light blue:
 Traditional color for baby boys
Pink: Traditional color for baby girls
White: Those who are transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender

Creator: Monica Helms

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The intersex flag, which has a yellow backdrop and a purple ring in the center

INTERSEX FLAG

Date: July 2013

Colors
Yellow: commonly regarded as an intersex color
Purple Ring: symbolizes wholeness and completeness

Creator: Morgan Carpenter

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The nonbinary flag, which has 4 stripes: yellow, white, purple, black

NONBINARY FLAG

Date: 2014

Colors
Yellow: People who identify outside of the gender binary
White: Nonbinary people with multiple genders
Purple: Those with a mixture of both male and female genders
Black: Agender individuals

Creator: Kye Rowan

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The asexual flag, which has 4 stripes: black, gray, white, purple

ASEXUAL FLAG

Date: 2010

Colors
Black: Asexuality
Grey: The grey-area between sexual and asexual
White: Sexuality
Purple: Community

Creator: Asexual Visibility and Education Network

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The demisexual flag, which has a black triangle on the left that points toward the center and 3 stripes: white, purple, gray

DEMISEXUAL FLAG

Date: 2006

Colors
Black: Asexuality
White: Sexuality
Purple: Community
Grey: Asexuality and Demi-sexuality

Creator: AVEN user “sonofzeal”

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The gray-asexual flag, which has 5 stripes: purple, gray, white, gray, purple

GRAY-ASEXUAL FLAG

Date: 2013

Colors
Purple: Asexuality
Gray: The transition between the asexuality and allosexuality
White: Allosexuality

Creator: Milith Rusignuolo

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The aromantic flag, which has 5 stripes: green, light green, white, gray, black

AROMANTIC FLAG

Date: 2014

Colors
Green and Light Green:
 The aromantic spectrum
White: The validity of platonic, aesthetic, queerplatonic, familial, and all other non-romantic forms of attraction and relationships
Gray and Black: The sexuality spectrum

Creator: Tumblr user cameronwhimsy

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Demiromantic Pride Flag

DEMIROMANTIC FLAG

Date: March 2015

Colors: Variation of the Demisexual Flag with Aromantic Spectrum Colors

Creator: Tumblr user Vesper (@QueerAsCat)

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The grayromantic flag, which has 5 stripes: green, gray, white, gray, green

GRAYROMANTIC FLAG

Date: March 2015

Colors: Variation of the Gray-asexual Flag with Aromantic Spectrum Colors

Creator: Tumblr user Vesper (@QueerAsCat)

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The aroace flag, which has 5 stripes: orange, yellow, white, light blue, dark blue

AROACE FLAG

Date: 2018

Colors
Dark and Light Blue:
The aroace identity and the spectrum of identities
White: Wholeness
Yellow: Love and relationships outside of conventional romantic and sexual relationships
Orange: Community

Creator: Tumblr user aroaesflags

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The two-spirit flag, which is the rainbow flag backdrop with two feathers and a circle in the center

TWO-SPIRIT FLAG

Date: December 17th, 2016

Symbols
Two Feathers: Man & Woman
Circle: Unity in one

Creator: 2Sanon

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The agender flag, which has 7 stripes: black, gray, white, green, white, gray, lack

AGENDER FLAG

Date: 2014

Colors
Black and White: Absence of gender
Gray: Semi-genderless identity
Green: Non-binary genders

Creator: Salem X

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The demigirl flag, which has 7 stripes: dark gray, light gray, pink, white, pink, light gray, dark gray

DEMIGIRL FLAG

Date: February 2014

Colors
Dark and Light Gray:
 The absence of gender
Pink: Meanings vary, but the most common is femininity
White: The experience of partial identification with a gender

Creator: Salem X

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The demiboy flag, which has 7 stripes: dark gray, light gray, light blue, white, light blue, light gray, dark gray

DEMIBOY FLAG

Date: February 2014

Colors
Dark and Light Gray:
 The absence of gender
Light Blue: Meanings vary, but the most common is masculinity
White: The experience of partial identification with a gender

Creator: Salem X

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The pangender flag, which has 7 stripes: yellow, light red, violent, white, violet, light red, yellow

PANGENDER FLAG

Date: January 2015

Colors 
White: Broad inclusion of genders, similar to how white light includes all colors
Violet: The transition to and combination of female and male
Light Red: The transition to genders associated with the female/male binary
Yellow: All genders not related to female and male

Creator: Cari Rez Lobo (pangendering on Tumblr)

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The genderfluid flag, which has 5 stripes: pink, white, purple, black, blue

GENDERFLUID FLAG

Date: 2012*

Colors
Pink: Femininity
White: All genders
Purple: Both Masculinity and Femininity
Black: The lack of genders
Blue: Masculinity

Creator: JJ Poole

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Genderqueer Pride Flag

GENDERQUEER FLAG

Date: 2011

Colors
Lavender: Mixture of “blue” and “pink”. Represents androgyny, and people who identify as a mixture of female and male.
White: Represents agender people.
Dark Chartreuse Green: The inverse of lavender. Represents people who identify outside of and without reference to the gender binary.

Creator: Marilyn Roxie

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The bear flag, which has a bear paw print on the top left corner and 7 stripes: dark brown, orange/rust, golden yellow, tan, white, gray, black

BEAR FLAG

Date: 1995

Colors: The colors of the flag are meant to include the colors of the furs of animal bears throughout the world
Dark Brown
Orange/Rust
Golden Yellow
Tan
White
Gray
Black

Creator: Craig Byrnes

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Leather Pride Flag

LEATHER FLAG

Date: May 28, 1989

Colors: The creator has stated that the colors are up to interpretation, but common interpretations are:
Red Heart: love
White: Purity in an open, honest, and understanding relationship/Safety
Black: Leather
Blue: Denim

Creator: Tony DeBlase