Leather Pride

The leather pride flag is a pride flag consisting of nine horizontal stripes (four alternating black and royal blue stripes, one white stripe, and four alternating royal blue and black stripes) with a tilted red heart in the canton. It is a symbol for the leather subculture. Other kink, BDSM, and fetish groups may also use this flag.
==History==
The flag was designed by Tony DeBlase (who was a master in a relationship) in Chicago, Illinois.
He explained this as a reason to make his flag:
== Symbolism ==
The flag's creator has said he had no specific symbolism in mind when he designed the Leather Pride flag. He preferred that individuals or the community assign their own interpretation, symbolism and meanings to the flag. Over the years, this has happened.
One common symbolism attached to the Leather Pride flag is that the black is for black leather; the blue is for blue denim; the white stripe in the middle is for integrity; and the red heart symbolizes love. Other interpretations of the flag's white stripe include symbolizing purity, safety, and solidarity with novices in the BDSM scene. Other interpretations of the red heart include symbolizing respect, understanding, and consent.
==Derivatives==
The BDSM flag uses the same layout but the heart in the top left is dropped and replaced with a red triskelion in the center.
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