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. 1978: Gilbert Baker, a friend of San Fanciscos openly gay City Supervisor. 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. Rainbow flag with eight horizontal stripes. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride and LGBT social movements.
