Today there are dozens, so here’s a short guide explaining the different types of flags that exist in the community and the meaning behind each of them. The Rainbow Flag as we know it so well today incorporated eight different colours that had different meanings:Īnd would be waved at marches and Pride walks, and displayed from windows and balconies of the world for the next four decades in support of the Pride movement.Īccording to the Gilbert Baker Foundation, the artists Rainbow Flag has become a globally recognised symbol of liberation for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and other communities (LGBTQ+), and it has inspired many other LGBTQ++ identities to design flags of their own. The most common and widely used version of the pride flag was first designed in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, an American designer and vexillographer (flag maker), and world-famous political gay rights activist.
