For both gray, blue, and pink flags, the colors represent the same meaning. However, those claims have since been debunked, and the flag became increasingly accepted within the community. The flag on the left is reminiscent of the rainbow style Gay Pride Flag, while the one on the right looks more like an equal sign to represent equal rights and is referred to as Androgynous Equal Pride Flag.
This 5-coloured (and sometimes 7-coloured) gay men pride flag was designed in 2019 by Tumblr user but it wasn’t without controversy.Īccusations that the creator of the flag is transphobic, and that the design was stolen from the sunset lesbian flag, were rampant.
Over time, demand grew for a flag that specifically represents gay men. The (cis, white) gay man has always been at the centre of pride movements, but as people opened their minds to include all LGBTQ+ identities in the movement, the rainbow flag increasingly solidified its position as one that represents the entire LGBTQ+ community.
