Being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community can obviously kind of suck sometimes (homophobia is no fun), but sometimes, it’s a blast. One thing that’s especially fun to me about being queer is learning about all of the diverse identities within the community. Each identity has its own culture that includes a unique flag which is used as an emblem of pride for that particular identity. Each stripe or color on the flag typically has its own meaning as well.
All LGBTQIA+ pride flags are beautiful in their own ways, but in my opinion, these are the five flags that are most aesthetically pleasing:
- Asexual
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I would consider all of these colors some of my favorites, so I very much approve of the asexual pride flag. The black stripe represents asexuality, the gray stripe represents those who identify otherwise on the asexual spectrum, the white stripe represents allies, and the purple stripe represents community.
- Transgender
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Loving the soft gay vibes on this one! The baby blue represents trans men, the baby pink represents trans women, and the white stripe represents non-binary people.
- Pansexual
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When I was a baby gay, I thought this amazing pride flag was too bright and too obnoxious. Alas, I was an idiot; it’ actually amazing. The magenta stripe represents attraction to women, the blue stripe represents attraction to men, and the yellow stripe represents attraction to non-binary people.
- Non-binary
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I love the balance between yellow/purple and white/black on this iconic pride flag! The yellow stripe represents people who identify outside of the gender binary, the white stripe represents people who are multiple genders, the purple stripe represents people who identify as a mixture between male and female, and the black stripe represents those with no gender.
- Bisexual
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Well, obviously my favorite pride flag is the one belonging to my own identity! The magenta stripe symbolizes same-sex attraction, the bottom stripe represents opposite-sex attraction, and the middle purple stripe represents attraction to all genders.
As we can see from the above designs, LGBTQIA+ people invented art, color theory, and good taste. Thank you, gay people, for your service!