Rainbow flag (LGBTQ)

This article is about the pride flag. For other flags with the colors of the rainbow, see Rainbow flag.This flag is also known as the "gay pride flag". For the pride flag used by gay men, see Gay Men Pride.
The rainbow flag, sometimes called the "LGBT/LGBTQ+ pride flag", is a multicolored flag consisting of the colors of the rainbow. The designs differ, but many of the colors are based on the six spectral colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple that compose the visible light spectrum.
==Symbolism==
The original eight-stripe flag, designed in 1978, had a meaning for each color: hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity, and violet for spirit. In March 2017, Gilbert Baker created a nine-stripe version of his original flag, adding a lavender stripe on top, which represents diversity. Several variations also add black and brown to represent people of color, as well as light blue, pink, and white for the transgender community, with the colors taken from the flag, and one variation also adds the intersex flag.
== Historical flags==
File:LGBT Gay Pride (1978).png|Original eight-stripe version (1978)
File:LGBT Gay Pride (1978-1979).png|Seven-stripe version (1978-1979)
==Variations==
Over the years, there have been several redesigns of the rainbow pride flag.
Progress Pride Flag.svg|Progress Pride Flag, designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018
File:Intersex Progress Pride Flag.svg|Intersex-inclusive Progress Pride Flag, designed by Valentino Vecchietti in 2021
File:LGBT Gay Pride (2017, nine-stripe version).png|Nine-stripe version, designed by Gilbert Baker in 2017
File:Philadelphia Pride Flag.png|Philadelphia Pride Flag, designed in 2017 to draw attention to people of color
===Sub-national variations===
Variations of national flags redesigned in support of the LGBTQ+ community can be seen at pride parades. For example, in South Africa, there is a rainbow version of the national flag. This practice is also common in other countries like the USA or the UK.
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Category:Pride Flags
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