It represents the range of asexual identities – people with little or no sexual attraction to any gender.īlack represents asexuality. The Asexual Visibility and Education Network set up a competition to create this flag in 2010. And finally black symbolises the sexuality spectrum.
The grey stripe is for grey-aromantic and demiromantic people. While ‘aesthetic’ attraction means you can objectively find someone beautiful without feeling personally sexually or romantically interested. Platonic attraction is literally non-physical attraction, as you may be attracted to a friend. This includes ‘grey-aromantic’ and demi-romantic people who typically only feel romantic once they’ve built a deep relationship with someone.Īustralian Tumblr user ‘Cameron’ created the Aromantic Pride Flag in November 2014, updating their previous design.ĭark green represents aromanticism while light green is for the aromantic spectrum. Many place themselves on a spectrum – a range of (low to no) levels of romantic attraction. GSNĪromantic people may or may not be interested in sex but never or rarely experience romantic attraction. Other ‘straight’ flags have been used against the LGBT+ community, but this one shows how our friends, families and colleagues support us.Īromantic Pride Flag Aromantic Pride Flag. Meanwhile the A-shaped rainbow stands for both ‘ally’ and ‘activist’, championing their active role in advancing LGBT+ rights and inclusion. The black and white stripes represent heterosexual genders. It’s thought to date from the late 2000s. The ‘Straight Ally Flag’ celebrates all straight and cisgender people who are proud allies of the LGBT+ community. It was first spotted on Tumblr in February 2014 but has become more common since. And green is for people who are non-binary. Grey stands for people who identify as semi or demi genderless. The black and white stripes represent the absence of gender. Literally, people who reject the idea of having a gender.
This is a flag for those who identify as agender, or genderless. Big Bang Theory Agender Pride Flag Agender Pride Flag.
Sheldon Cooper’s Fun With Flags was a spoof video show in comedy series The Big Bang Theory. So let’s hoist them all up the flagpole and see which ones you want to salute. And we are now living in an infinitely expanding universe of LGBT+ flags. Inspired by this original Pride Flag, other designers have created flags to represent different LGBT+ identities. Since then Baker’s rainbow flag has led Pride parades around the world and become one of the best-known symbols on the planet. But instead he allowed anyone to use it – making it a gift to the world. It all started in 1978 when a San Franciscan artist, Gilbert Baker, created the first rainbow flag to represent the LGBT+ community.Īs its designer, he could have slapped a copyright on it, and probably become a millionaire. And it took off.However many rainbow Pride flags you’ve seen, we guarantee you don’t know them all. And I made a couple flags actually, but this one I submitted to a blog on Tumblr about genderfluidity and gender fluid people. "I wouldn’t call myself an artist, but I’ve dabbled with drawing and bits of Photoshop, so I decided to create it myself. I found genderfluid to be fitting but was disappointed with the lack of symbolic representation," Poole said. At the time I knew genderqueer fit me, but it still felt too broad. "I had been trying to find an identity that fit me. In an interview with Majestic Mess Designs, Poole said they created the flag because genderfluidity lacked a symbol and the term "genderqueer" didn't exactly fit. Purple: Represents both masculinity and feminity The flag was created by JJ Poole in 2012 according to OutRight Action International.
How often someone's identity shifts depends on the individual. People who are genderfluid don't identify with one gender, but rather their gender identity shifts between male, female, or somewhere else on the spectrum.