These six stripes come together as a strong symbol for the gay community and their place in the world. While this groups has felt countless hardships and open discrimination, a shared soul supported by family, friends, and allies allows LGBTQ+ individuals to continue to thrive. Finally, the royal purple showcases the determined spirit of the queer community. These colors demonstrate the strong voices of the LGBTQ+rising up against hatred and bearing their hearts through music, theater, and traditional art. The blue or turquoise in this flag may represent the importance of art or signify growing harmony. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride and LGBT social movements.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. Same-sex attraction is found in over 1,000 animal species, highlighting the natural roots of the gay community ( Imperial). 7 8 The flag was created by Asexual Visibility and Education Network user standup in August 2010, as part of a community effort to create and choose a flag. This area of the flag is meant to inspire us as the sun symbolizes light and hope for a better future. The asexual pride flag consists of four horizontal stripes: black, gray, white, and purple from top to bottom. According to Baker, the yellow stripe depicts the warm rays of sunlight. Even when the flag had eight stripes, lilac was the last color of the rainbow. Whether rising up from internal struggles or assisting others with coming out, this experience is felt by many LGBTQ members. Spirit: Saving the best for last, purple, which falls at the bottom of the flag, stands for spirit. Orange stands for healing, a difficult process many queer individuals must go through due to widespread homophobia and discrimination.
Like the blood which flows through each of our veins, this color ties the community together and illustrates our similarities. Firstly, red symbolizes life for LGBTQ individuals. Description of the flag The rainbow is a symbol of gay pride, as opposed to gay liberation, which used the pink triangle on various colored fields. Each section stands for an integral part of the gay community. Originally made with eight stripes, Baker soon modified the pride flag to showcase six brilliant colors of the rainbow.