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Variations of the Gay Pride / Rainbow Flag

Last modified: 2001-09-14 by antonio martins
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This seems to be a fairly consistent pattern — taking an existing flag and “merging” it with the Rainbow Flag or various GLBT [gay, lesbian, bissexual and transgendered] symbols to represent GLBT members of the group the existing flag represents.
Steve Kramer, 16 Mar 1999

I suppose there will be many more [rainbow variation flags] like the Maryland one at that will to be known or developed and then known.
Steve Stringfellow, 16 Mar 1999

A pink triangle is sometimes located in the hoist of the Pride Flag.
Don Hagemann, 04 May 1996

Some variations in adornment include:

  • pink triangle in the upper hoist, usually point upward
  • pink triangle in a canton of blue or black. Blue is an obvious play off the U.S. flag; black is a color associated with lesbianism — a black triangle on pink is also sometimes used as a lesbian symbol.
  • white stripe vertically in the hoist, to denote that «all are included».
  • a labrys (double-headed axe) is another lesbian symbol and is sometimes included, usually centered on the field
  • a U.S. flag canton
Steve Kramer, 06 May 1996


White stripe

Rainbow flag
by António Martins, 12 Jan 2000

Raibow flag with white stripe vertically in the hoist, to denote that «all are included».
Steve Kramer, 06 May 1996


Labrys

A labrys (double-headed axe) is another lesbian symbol and is sometimes included, usually centered on the field of the rainbow flag.
Steve Kramer, 06 May 1996


Smiley

Rainbow flag
by António Martins, 22 Jul 1999

Chicago held it’s Northalsted Market Days this weekend, the largest of Chicago’s summer street fairs. There were a lot of flags to see. The most prevelent was the gay Rainbow flag in several different varieties (including one with a smiley face on it) and a few other gay flags (since this is the gay mecca of the city).
Steve Stringfellow, 10 Aug 1998





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