The History of the Trans Flag

We can thank Monica Helms, a trans woman who is also a trans activist, for the flag that celebrates the trans community. Helms first designed the flag in 1999 and introduced it at a Phoenix Pride parade in 2000. The flag is a symbol of trans pride and diversity and has since become a universal badge of joy and acceptance. It’s displayed at Pride events, in homes, at businesses, on t-shirts—the list goes on and on.

If you’re looking to get a peek at the original flag, Helms donated it to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, where visitors can see the design on display in the LGBT collection.

What Do the Colors of the Trans Flag Mean?

As with all other flags, you have to know what the colors symbolize to fully appreciate the design. The trans flag is relatively simple when it comes to color palette, with five horizontal stripes and three main hues: pink, blue, and white. Each color encapsulates a different part of the trans community, coming together in one cheery banner. The flag was designed so that there is no upside down version of the arrangement—no matter which way it’s flown, the same image appears. This was done intentionally to add another layer of meaning to the flag: There is no wrong way to hang the flag, just as there is no wrong way to express your gender identity

What does the pink represent?

According to traditional societal rules, pink is often associated with girls. This color is incorporated to celebrate anyone who identifies as a woman, despite the gender they were assigned at birth.

What does the blue represent?

Similarly to the pink addition, blue is a nod to society’s association of the color with boys. You guessed it: The color celebrates anyone who identifies as a man, despite the gender they were assigned at birth.

What does the white represent?

Gender is not constricted by the binary of boy or girl, man or woman. With this in mind, Helms wanted to celebrate the broader LGBTQ+ community in the design. The central white stripe is in honor of people who identify as intersex, transitioning, or don’t have a pre-defined gender.

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  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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    1 year ago

    Lmao there's lemmy and blahaj libs going to reddit-logo to whine about how mean hexbear is and how unacceptable it is to spam emojis and not tolerate slurs.

    Edit: There's a lot of stuff trying to frame this as a matter of Hexbears political character vs Blahaj, so I'm at least trying to make the case that the political stuff was just a friction between the userbases, and that the defederation was as a result of fundamental issues regarding lacking moderation standards and permitting potentially dangerous people to hang around the community.

    • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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      1 year ago

      "Sure, we tolerate ableism, chasers and mass allegations of faking transness, but at least we never brigaded anyone" is their version of "At least NATO never annexed anyone"

    • MCU_H8ER2
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      1 year ago

      deleted by creator

    • Washburn [she/her]M
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      1 year ago

      Good, that is literally how a ton of people found the old sub.

      • BlueMagaChud [any]
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        1 year ago

        oh, looks like our haters have become our waiters at the table of success

      • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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        1 year ago

        https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/15qiak2/hobby_scuffles_week_of_14_august_2023/jwz1636/?context=8&depth=9

        They're making accusations now that the defederation is a smokescreen because we are insecure over the fact that people dont like us, rather than actually caring about bigotry and chasers in a trans community.

        • kristina [she/her]M
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          1 year ago

          yeah im aware. they also accuse us of using lgbt users as shields, which is just homophobia and essentially a right winger saying we are 'virtue signaling'. how can you use lgbt users as shields when 1/3rd is trans and 1/2 is lgbt?? that means its a flip of a coin that the person they were talking to was LGBT anyway, how do you use yourself as a shield??

          thanks for the link tho