The Pansexual flag first started appearing online in 2010 as a symbol of attraction to all genders and to distinguish pansexuality from bisexuality. The different colored bands are meant to symbolize different kinds of attraction: Pink represents same-sex attraction, blue opposite-sex attraction, and purple represents attraction to both sexes. The bisexual flag was first introduced in 1999 and was created by activist Michael Page who felt the rainbow flag was not entirely representative of the community, according to Pride. Vecchietti collaborated with Intersex Equality Rights UK, to incorporate the yellow and purple intersex flag that was introduced in 2013 by Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia, which you can learn more about below. This year, designer Valentino Vecchietti has once again reimagined the flag to include and acknowledge the intersex community. The following year, designer Daniel Qasar introduced the stripes of the transgender flag.
First, in 2017 Philadelphia introduced a Pride flag under the direction of Amber Hikes that included a black and a brown stripe added to it to be sure that Black and brown folks knew they were included in the flag’s message. When Gilbert Baker first created the Rainbow Flag he also advocated for its evolution over the years as the LGBTQIA community grew and identities emerged. The arrow points to the right to show forward movement, while being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made,” says Quasar in his Kickstarter. “The trans flag and marginalized community stripes were shifted to the Hoist of the flag and given a new arrow shape. The white, pink and light blue reflect the colors of the transgender flag, while black and brown represent people of color and those lost to AIDS. This new flag was designed by Daniel Quasar who sought out to give more meaning and emphasis to the Philadelphia flag’s design. The Philadelphia People of Color Inclusive Flag was created in 2017 to give representation to black and brown people within the LGBTQ+ community and the unique challenges they face. Philadelphia’s People Of Color Inclusive Flag Wikimedia Commons The first flag featured eight color strands the pink and turquoise ones were later removed to make the mass production of the flag easier. The first Rainbow Pride flag was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 after Harvey Milk’s commission. Most of these have been shared by, Outright Action International and The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center of the University of Northern Colorado ( you can reference their pages for more information). Here’s a list of 18 of the most commonly used pride flags. Since then its members have created numerous symbols to represent the widely diverse community. It wasn’t until 1979, however, when Harvey Milk commissioned Gilbert Baker with the creation of his Rainbow Pride flag that the first symbol of the LGBTQ+ community was created. These became the first Pride Parades in the United States.
A year later, on June 1970, LGBTQ+ activists across the country organized marches in cities across the country including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco in commemoration of Stonewall. These riots marked a before and after in the fight for civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
June was officially designated as Pride Month in commemoration of the New York Stonewall Riots of 1969.