This updated flag is inclusive of a much wide ranger of gay men, including but not limited to transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming men. That version was problematic because it used colors that were stereotypical of the gender binary. This modern gay men’s pride flag is a revamp of an earlier gay men’s pride flag that featured a range of blue tones. It features different shades of green, blue and purple. While the gay men’s pride flag is another lesser known pride flag. Blue to purple colours represent pure love, fortitude, and diversity.
However, those claims have since been debunked, and the flag became increasingly accepted within the community.
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.
