Pride Month: the Trans Flag
The Trans Flag is a light blue, pink and white flag representing the transgender community, organisations and individuals. It was designed in 1999 by American trans woman Monica Helms. Similar to how the LGBT community around the world has adopted a number of...
Pride Month: the Bisexual Flag
The flag was created in 1998 by Michael Page with the intention of giving bisexuals a symbol with recognition value. Bisexuals could not fully identify with the existing symbols of the lesbian and gay movement, such as the rainbow flag. Michael Page’s goal was...
Pride Month: the gay flag
The gay man’s flag is a Pride flag that, like most Pride flags, has been revised over time. For example, the original had horizontal stripes in different shades of blue with a white stripe down the middle. The original version was controversial because people...
Pride Month: the Lesbian Flag(s)
The Labrys lesbian flag was designed by Sean Campbell in 1999 and published in the Gay and Lesbian Times Pride issue in 2000. The Labrys (double-headed axe) was adopted by lesbian feminists in 1970 as a symbol of empowerment. The black triangle is meant to recall the...
