Transgender Pride flag
Transgender flags the Transgender Pride flag is a symbol of transgender pride and diversity, and transgender rights.
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The Transgender Pride flag was created by Monica Helms in 1999,[1] and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 2000.
The flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center.[citation needed]
Helms describes the meaning of the transgender flag as follows:
- "The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our lives"
On Transgender Day, the Brighton council flies this flag.[2]
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[edit] Alternative designs
Jennifer Pellinen created an alternative design in 2002. The colors on the flag are from top to bottom: pink, light purple, medium purple, dark purple, and blue. The pink and the blue represent male and female. The three purple stripes represent the diversity of the TG community and genders other than male and female. The flag is public domain.[3]
[edit] Other symbols
Other transgender symbols include the butterfly (symbolizing transformation or metamorphosis), and a pink/light blue yin and yang symbol is also used.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Gay and Lesbian Times Brian van de Mark, 10 May 2007
- ^ Council flagpoles now celebrate diversity and druids; The Daily Telegraph, 04 April 2011
- ^ Transgendered flags
