In the interest of pride, I'm going to show off and talk about the flags I post here in order of achronym!
1.) The two lesbian flags...
On the left is the pink lesbian flag, which is aesthetically my favorite lesbian flag, and on the right is the sunset or orange lesbian flag. The pink lesbian flag has some controversy due to its association with the lipstick lesbian flag which is said to have been created by someone who is pretty TERFY and isn't very kind to Butch lesbians. However the pink flag is a distinct flag from the lipstick lesbian flag because the lipstick is not present on the flag and was purposely removed to keep these flags differentiated from each other. The orange lesbian flag was made as an alternative because some people wanted the official lesbian flag to be more inclusive of Butch lesbians and studs so the top half of the flag was taken from the butch lesbian flag and the bottom half is similar to the pink lesbian flag. I like this concept of being inclusive of many different forms of masculinity and femininity however I just really don't like how the colors go together. I can see the aesthetic appeal, however I simply don't feel that it aligns with my preferences.
On the left is the purple gay men's flag and on the right is the green also known as toothpaste gay mens flag. The purple one on the left was created on Instagram (hence the terrible aspect ratio)and was inspired by the lesbian flags specifically the pink lesbian flag. Because the pink lesbian flag is pink they decided to go the other direction and use blue with a similar variation in colors in order to make the flag book distinct. It's also known as the indigo flag and is less commonly used. However some gay men use this flag as an alternative to the green flag also known as the toothpaste flag and or the Listerine flag. The green flag also known as the toothpaste flag also known as the Listerine flag is one of the most widely known flags specifically for gay men. However it's often falsely identified as the MLM flag also known as the achillean flag which is vastly different. It has Blueish teal stripes one across the top and one across the bottom and a very eggshell blue in the middle, and a green carnation in the center as an emblem similar to the sapphic flag which is shades of pink instead of blue and sports of Violet in the center. the difference is important because the exclusiveness of attraction to one gender and manosexuality can be an important part of someone's identity. There is some controversy around this flag being tone deaf or being made by someone who doesn't "listen to lesbians" however this interaction seems to just be a lesbian person told this person that the colors were similar in design to the orange lesbian flag. My take on the situation is two flags are allowed to look similar that's how you distinguished that they are somehow related especially since lesbian and gay are both monosexual identities that are also homosexual. That makes them particularly related and thus it would make sense if their flags share some homages to each other. It is currently seen as the most accepted gay men's flag.
There is currently only one really accepted bisexual flag and it's this one right here. The pink on the top represents attraction to the same gender and the blue stripe at the bottom represents attraction to other genders, and the purple stripe in the middle represents attraction to those who are in between or the intersection between homosexual and other gender attraction. It's important to remember that the definition of bisexuality is all inclusive of all gender and any mixture of more than one gendered attraction. As stated by the bisexual manifesto before the internet existed. The colors of the flag and where they come from actually is highly disputed no one really knows where they come from. However some assume that this design comes from the biangles symbol which is two of The upside down triangles one of them pink and one of them blue interlocking where the area intersects being a purple. These colors match exactly with the flag, and some people assume that the triangles took inspiration from the flag, however there are mentions of the biangles before the bisexual flag was even introduced. What a mystery.
The trans flag, also known as the transgender flag or the transsexual/transsex flag is one of the most widely used flags in pride spaces, right next to the progress and rainbow flag. The blue represents trans men, the pink represents trans women, and the white represents those in the process of transitioning, as well as those who don't fit into the category of a man or a woman.
5.) The Nonbinary flag...
The non-binary flag is another commonly used flag in some trends and non-binary spaces. The yellow represents those who are outside of binary categorizations. The white represents the entirety of the diverse gender spectrum. The purple represents those who identify as both or in between male and female. The black represents the people who identify as sexless. I'm not quite sure where this flag comes from but from my research it seems to point to being created here on Tumblr.
6.) The viramoric flag...
Viramoric is defined as: a sexual orientation categorized by the monosexual attraction of a non-binary person to exclusively men. This is a lesser known flag as well as the lesser known label. I think it's important that monosexual non-binary people have language to express their identity without running into discourses or issues or paradoxes. This term and flag was created by a non-binary person here on tumblr. The red represents attraction to men by non-binary people. Because the symbol for Mars also represents maleness. And the planet Mars is red. It's a bit of a stretch to be on this flag, but it does aesthetically look pleasing in relation to the other colors. Red can also be translated as symbolic of love which seems to be more applicable here especially because it's also used in the feminamoric flag because that flag has nothing to do with the attraction to men. So we're going to assume that the meaning was probably intended to be related to attraction in general. The white represents the broad spectrum of non-binary identities as it does in most cases on trans or non-binary related flags. The blue represents men the people that they're attracted to. And the green represents non-binary people in a more special way, because green is considered a primary color in some situations that is outside of the binary colors pink and blue and or red and blue. Green is a good neutral color to represent non-binary people as well as yellow in some situations. This is because they're outside of red and blue and or pink and blue as a third primary color. The two stripes of white as opposed to the one stripe of white is helpful to the balancing of the flag and separation of the three colors as if the three colors are more of three principles and the white just helps outline them.
7.) The feminamoric flag...
Feminamoric is similar to viramoric in that it is a monosexual attraction of non-binary people to exclusively one gender. However, in this case the subject of Attraction is women not men. We assume that in this case the meetings are all the same except for the red which is the reason why I assume that it is not representative of Mars in this case and is instead representative of Attraction lust or love.
The rainbow flag is synonymous with the entire LGBT community, it used to be representative more of a gay men however now that every identity has its own flag now it felt appropriate to many people that gay men have their own flag as well, and do not have to share their one symbol with the entire community. This is why gay men flags exist now. The rainbow flag has been The shining image of the entire community for many years now it's a staple. It was adapted from the Gilbert Baker flag which initially had a cyan and indigo stripe, and a violet stripe at the top. Violet could also be interpreted as pink, however it was often a shade of violet not purely pink which is a lighter shade of red. Overtime due to pricing issues factory issues and because the first Gilbert Baker flag was hand stitched, the flag had to drop some of those colors so it merged the indigo and cyan and it took out the pink/violet. I don't find myself posting this one very often because it's hard to make rainbows looks subtle, and these are mainly meant for those who are trying to enjoy pride but don't have the luxury of being out and proud.
9.) Why no progress pride flag?
Something you may notice as you scroll through my post is that there's a lack of the progress pride flag, the reason for this is I just really don't like it. The extra colors and the bevel are distracting and cluttering. From a design standpoint especially a flag design standpoint it just does not work. I feel it's also not easy to manufacture or produce or use when you're making independent art or custom merch that you make at home. It's just not very easy to work with, and I really don't like how it looks at all. I've already used the max number of images in this post so I'm not going to add it here, plus I really don't like looking at it because it is a bit overstimulating so I'm not going to post it anyways.
10.) you may see me post from time to time
If I get high requests from anyone to post flags such as the trixic, toric, sapphic, achillean, same gender attraction, blue gay flag, bear flag, twink flag, Butch lesbian flag, lipstick lesbian flag (from a historical standpoint using it for actual lipstick lesbians, not terfs), the Gilbert Baker flag, the trans man and trans woman flag, most symbols, and the HIV/AIDS recognition pride flag, I will I am only not posting them because I already post a diverse range of flags and figured my bases are pretty much covered. I might add these now and then when I feel as if one of my designs is especially compatible to them, however I would be more interested in adding these to my regular posting collection if I get suggestions to do so. It is just a lot of work making all of these designs over and over and over again, and it's more work trying to post them one by one and use all the tags so that they'll be seen. Just let me know. If you would like to see me post them ask and I'll make a separate post displaying these flags to be seen.
