Violets were another early lesbian symbol, dating back to c.600 BC. These women would fight as men did and are seen as a symbol of feminism. The labrys is also featured within Greek and Roman mythology, associated with Laphria, Artemis and Determis. The axe-like weapon was frequently seen in depictions of women warriors like Amazons. The double axe – known as labrys – represents the strength and feminism of homosexual women and was adopted into the lesbian community in the 1970s.
Under the Nazi regime, women who did not conform to Nazi ideals would be sent to concentration camps and marked with an upside down black triangle badge for identification and men would be forced to wear the same in pink. It contains an inverted black triangle that repurposes a Nazi symbol used during World War ll. Please call 860.420.2450 for more information.In 1999, gay graphic designer, Sean Campbell created one of the first lesbian flags. At present, we are offering a transgender support group at our Storrs location. PPI is an open and affirming agency and welcomes the LGBTQI+ community. Unofficially, pink represents attraction to women, blue represents attraction to men, and yellow represents attraction to non-binary people. Pansexual Pride Flag: Originated from an anonymous social media account in the early 2010s, the Pansexual Pride Flag consists of three horizontal stripes - pink, yellow and blue. In 2021, a purple circle surrounded by yellow was added to the Progress Pride Flag to represent intersex human rights.īisexual Pride Flag: Created by Michael Page in 1998, the Bisexual Pride Flag features three horizontal stripes - a wide pink stripe (representing same sex attraction), a wide blue stripe (representing opposite sex attraction), and a narrow purple stripe in the middle (representing attraction to both sexes). Progress Pride Flag: Created by Daniel Quasar in 2018, this flag features - in addition to the common horizontal rainbow stripes - angled black and brown stripes to represent people of color, as well as light blue, pink and white to incorporate elements of the Transgender Pride Flag. The light blue represents the traditional color for baby boys, the pink represents the traditional color for baby girls, and the white (the center stripe) represents those who are transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. Transgender Pride Flag: Created by Monica Helms in 1999, this flag has five horizontal stripes‚ two light blue, two pink, and one white. Among the more recognizable pride flags are: While most of us are most familiar with the six-color version of the rainbow flag, there are dozens of variations and other flags now used to represent different communities. The resulting six-color flag is now the most common version of the LGBTQ+ flag. Production issues involving the availability of certain dye colors led to the removal of pink and turquoise, and indigo was changed to a more common blue color. Originally, each flag was hand sewn and dyed, but as demand grew, they had to shift to mass production. In its original design, each of the eight stripes had a specific meaning: Milk and others sought a new symbol for LGBTQ+ communities that focused on inspiration rather than oppression Previously, LGBTQ+ communities had commonly used a downward pointing pink triangle as their symbol, a reference to the World War II Nazi practice of using pink triangles to identify gay men in concentration camps. Created by Gilbert Baker at the request of San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk for the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade. The rainbow flag itself was first adopted in 1978 as an eight horizontal stripe rainbow colored flag. In 1999, Pride Month gained official national recognition by President Bill Clinton who declared June to be “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month.”
LGBTQ+ Pride Month has become an annual occurrence each June commemorating the violent events at the Stonewall Inn. By the 1980s and 1990s, the tenor for many of these events had shifted from protests to celebrations of pride and acceptance.
Shortly after the Stonewall Riots in June 1969, pride marches and demonstrations were being organized in cities throughout the United States. Let’s explore the history of LGBT Pride Month and the meaning behind the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag - and its many iterations. Most of us know these flags are representative of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride, and that June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, but how many of us know what those flags represent - and why there seems to be so many variations. Every June, whether it’s on television or social media, whether you’re walking down the street or visiting your favorite establishment, rainbow flags can be seen everywhere.