Since then, that flag has remained unchanged. The following year, activists changed the flag - reducing the number of rainbow stripes to six - to lower costs and keep up with demand for the flags. Named the “ Gay Pride Flag” by the advocacy group OutRight Action International, the original rainbow flag with eight colors was designed by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco. Meanwhile, some people believed that the rainbow flag representing LGBTQ pride had also changed over time along with the acronym. But as society’s understanding of different sexual identities evolved, the acronym changed (while LGBTQ is popular currently, a common variant is LGBTQIA, to recognize intersex and asexual people). Marjorie Taylor Greene.Īs National Geographic noted, it was common to use the acronym LGB in the 1990s to refer to lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The fake flag has since been widely shared on social media, including by Rep.
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It appears to have been first posted by a Twitter account that used a gay slur in its handle on May 22 in response to a tweet from an anti-racism group that used the hashtag #diversityisourstrength.
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The above-displayed image was created to mock or satirize the evolving list of groups included in the LGBTQ community. And because many people belong to both communities, they’re not two distinct causes but instead overlap.This was not a genuine flag used by the LGBTQ community and its allies. Sometimes called the Resistance Flag (opens in new tab), according to Them writer Matt Baume: "The modern LGBTQ+ liberation movement was touched off by queer and trans people of color and their struggle continues to this day, with both communities seeking justice, equality, and freedom from oppression. The raised fist is a sign of unity and support as well as defiance and resistance, and the various colors on the fist represent diversity. No surprise, the flag has become more popular in 2020 and beyond. Johnson (opens in new tab), the Black drag queen who may have thrown the first brick (opens in new tab) at the Stonewall Inn riots) to the movements. Read on to learn more about the flags, their origins, and their meanings.Īs a representation of Queer People of Color, it's not known who the original creator of the flag was (opens in new tab) but represents solidarity with the BLM movement as well as the intersection of the queer and Black communities (including the importance of figures like Marsha P. In a world in which students are expelled for handing out Pride flags to protest Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill," the need to show support for LGTBQ+ rights-publicly as well as privately-is as important as ever. Recent Pride events have even more significance in conjunction with BLM protests and activities You may have seen the hashtag #BlackTransLivesMatter, for instance, or the raised-fist resistance Pride flag (more on that below).
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But what's powerful is that the breadth of LGBTQ+ representation continues to evolve, a nod to the diversity of sex, sexuality, attraction, and gender. There's also some disagreement about what should be considered the "official" flags, and controversy about some of the flags' origins and meaning.
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This list of 30 Pride flags utilizes information from a range of sources, in particular The Advocate (opens in new tab)'s comprehensive guide-but even outside of this article, there are many more iterations of Pride flags that exist, including flags from different countries (opens in new tab) and states flags that include relevant symbols and two or more flags combined into one.