History: In 2018, non-binary designer Daniel Quasar combined the rainbow flag with the Philadelphia pride and transgender flags to celebrate the diversity of the modern-day LGBTQ+ community while calling for a more inclusive society.Ĭolor meanings: This flag uses the same colors (and meanings) as the six-striped rainbow flag with the addition of black and brown stripes, which represent LGBTQ+ people of color and pink, white and baby blue stripes which represent transgender individuals. Whether you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community deciding on a flag for your next pride parade or a history buff wanting to add to your intellectual repertoire, read on to discover more. We spoke with Mailey Lorio and Harry Hawkins, the assistant director and director of Case Western Reserve University’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center, to share the origins and symbolism of a handful of the more common pride flags. In recognition of October being LGBT History Month, a national observance of the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer communities and their impacts on society, The Daily dove in to learn more.

Since the late 1970s, the rainbow flag has been an international symbol of LGBTQ+ pride-but did you know that there are more than 50 different flags recognized by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer individuals, each with their own meaning? These flags can be found everywhere from pride parades to on display in Tinkham Veale University Center, but we may not always consider their historical context or cultural significance.

Gay pride colors