WHAT DO THE PRIDE FLAGS MEAN?
triangular chevron to one side, with colors honoring the trans community as well as people of color. That one is commonly known as the “Progress Pride Flag.” You may also see a version pioneered in Philadelphia that puts black and brown stripes at the top. The Bisexual Pride flag has also seen common use for many years. It has a pink block at the top, a thinner purple stripe, and then a blue block at the bottom. As designed, the pink represents same- sex attraction, the blue represents other-sex attraction, and the thin purple stripe stands for the breadth of the gender spectrum.
The original rainbow flag used eight colors to represent different spiritual and emotional aspects of the psyche. Hot pink, before it was removed, stood for sex; red means life; orange means healing; yellow means sunlight; green means nature; turquoise means magic and art; indigo (later changed to royal blue) means serenity; and violet means spirit.
But of course, there are many more Pride flags than just the rainbow version created in the 1970s. Today, you’re likely to see a version designed by Daniel Quasar that adds a
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