Pride Month

Asexuality is defined by a lack of sexual attraction. "They are not drawn to people sexually and do not desire to act upon attraction to others in a sexual way."

Asexuality is also a spectrum of attraction where people can fall into a subset called "gray asexuality." People who identify this way call themselves "gray ace." This spectrum includes people who feel sexual attraction infrequently, who only feel sexual attraction under a specific set of circumstances and more. The flag was created in 2010 to help create awareness to the community.

Black: Represents asexuality as a whole

Gray: Represents gray asexuality and demisexuality. (Demisexuality is defined as no sexual attraction unless there is a strong emotional bond according to AVEN)

White: Represents sexuality

Purple: Represents community

View the Asexual Pride Flag poster

Bisexuality can be defined a few different ways depending on who you ask in the community. For many, it's seen as an attraction to both men and women. Others use it to describe attraction to more than one gender, but not all genders. Some even describe it as attraction to the gender you identify as and at least one other gender.

This flag was created by activist Michael Page. He wanted to create a symbol for bisexual people to feel connected to. Each of the colors symbolize some kind of attraction.

Pink (or magenta): Same-sex attraction

(Royal) blue: Opposite-sex attraction

Purple (lavender): Attraction to both sexes

View the Bisexual Pride Flag poster

Intersex is an umbrella term for those whose bodies do not align with the gender binary of male and female. Some people can have both sets of genitals, various combinations of chromosomes or more differences.

This flag was created in 2013 by Morgan Carpenter: "I wanted to create an image that people could use to represent intersex people without depending upon what I think are often misconceptions or stereotypes."

Carpenter chose these colors as symbols to the community:

Gold or yellow: Inspired by a story told by fellow intersex individual Mani Mitchell to reclaim the slur "hermaphrodite" used against the intersex community.

Purple Circle: Carpenter said, "The circle is about us being unbroken, about being whole and complete," as well as the right for Intersex people to make decisions about their bodies.

View the Intersex Pride Flag poster

There have previously been other iterations of the lesbian flag, but this one, created by Emily Gwen, is intended to represent the full range of lesbian identities.

Dark orange: Non-conformity

Orange: Independence

White: Unique connections to womanhood

Pink: Serenity and peace

Dark rose: Femininity 

View the Lesbian Pride Flag poster

Similar to being genderqueer or genderfluid, non-binary people's gender identity fluctuates. This pride flag was created in 2014 by Kye Rowan for non-binary people who didn't feel the genderqueer flag represents them.

The term "queer" has also been used as a slur against the LGBTQ community, although many people have reclaimed the term.

Yellow: Represents genders outside of the gender binary

White: Represents people who identify with many or all genders

Purple: Represents genders that are a combination of male and female

Black: Represents people who are agender

View the Non-binary Pride Flag poster

It's unclear who actually created this flag, but ever since it started showing up online in 2010, it's become a symbol of attraction to all genders.

View the Pansexual Pride Flag poster

This flag was created in 2018 by Daniel Quasar in response to the City of Philadelphia's updated Pride flag. It combines the colors and stripes from Philadelphia's version of the Pride flag and the colors of the Transgender Pride flag.

On the flag's Kickstarter, Quasar says, "When the Pride flag was recreated in the last year to include both black/brown stripes as well as the trans stripes included this year, I wanted to see if there could be more emphasis in the design of the flag to give it more meaning."

The arrow points to the right to show forward movement, while being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made.

View the Progress Pride Flag poster

The origins of this flag are unknown, but it represents solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the intersection of the queer and Black communities. It gained notoriety in 2020/21 during the height of the BLM movement.

View the Queer People of Colour Flag poster

This iteration of the flag, which omits the pink and turquoise stripes from Gilbert Baker's original flag, has been popular since the 1980s. This flag is used to symbolize the overall LGBTQ community. Many organizations and businesses use this flag as a symbol to show that their establishment is a safe space for everyone in the community.

View the Rainbow Pride Flag poster

This flag was created by transgender woman Monica Helms in 1999. Pride quotes her saying, "The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives."

Blue: Represents boys

Pink: Represents girls

White: Represents people who are transitioning, have no gender or are gender neutral

View the Transgender Pride Flag poster

The term "Two Spirit" was adopted by native people in the early 1990s as an umbrella term and an alternative to Western labels. LGBTQ2S+ Native people throughout North America are reviving the two-spirit role and its traditions. National and regional Two Spirit gatherings, societies and powwows have continued to grow and grow. Two-spirit organizations have also begun to have a presence in local LGBTQ2S+ Pride parades. Since the beginning of the Two Spirit movement scholarship into the traditional identity has increased.

View the Two Spirit Pride Flag poster