The flag was modified in 1979 by the organizers of the 1979 San Francisco Pride parade, who wanted to "split the flag into two in order to decorate the two sides of the parade route," according to Virginia's Old Dominion University website. "In the original eight-color version, pink stood for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for the sun, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony and violet for the soul," the website of Amherst College in Massachusetts explains. The rainbow flag, seen first in the gallery above, was designed by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 San Francisco's Gay Freedom Celebration. Asexual - black, gray, white, and purple. Aromantic - green, light green, white, gray, and black. Here are just a few of the pride colors of those striped flags: Agender - black, gray, white, and green. Cameron Whimsey via Wikimedia Commons The demisexual pride flag. Most of the others were created in the 2010s with their own horizontal stacked colored stripes. KiwiNeko14 via Wikimedia Commons The aromantic pride flag. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride. Also known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, the colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender.
McLennonSon via Wikimedia Commons The pansexual pride flag. What does the blue flag mean Lgbtq Pansexual Pride Flag The pansexual pride flag has three horizontal stripes: pink, yellow, and blue. Calcavorix via Wikimedia Commons The polysexual pride flag. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride began in San Francisco but eventually became common at LGBTQ events. , the colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community. Also known as the gay pride flag or LGBTQ pride flag. Marilyn Roxie, McLennonSon via Wikimedia Commons The gender fluid pride flag. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ) pride and social movements. Jim Evans via Wikimedia Commons The genderqueer pride flag. Kye Rowan via Wikimedia Commons The polyamorous pride flag. Britrek87 via Wikimedia Commons A non-binary pride flag. Michael Page via Wikimedia Commons The asexual pride flag. Dlloyd based on Monica Helms design via Wikimedia Commons The bisexual pride flag. L ke in Inkscape via Wikimedia Commons The transgender pride flag. Guanaco via Wikimedia Commons The lesbian pride flag designed in 2018.