Pride 2022 - History of Flags

There are easily dozens of different Pride flags, each slightly different. Because the flags represent different queer communities, rather than official organizations, they’re dynamic and flexible, and new ones can pop up as older ones fall out of use. If you go to a Pride event, there are probably four main flags you’re likely to see. The ones that are most commonly in use are HOW MANY DIFFERENT PRIDE FLAGS ARE THERE?

the Gilbert Baker version with eight rainbow stripes; the “Progress Pride Flag” designed by Daniel Quasar that adds stripes for trans people and people or color; the pansexual Pride flag with pink, yellow, and blue stripes; and the trans Pride flag with blue and pink and white stripes. There are certainly many more variations that you’ll run into — but those four are the ones that, at least for now, seem to get the most use.

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