Man gay pride flag

You might be familiar with the six-colored rainbow flag that is widely used to represent the LGBTQ+ community. But did you know that this is a relatively new rendition of the original? 

The original flag (shown here) was designed by activist, veteran, drag queen, and artist, Gilbert Baker, and made its debut at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade in 1978. He was inspired by the Rolling Stones song She’s a Rainbow, and the 1960s hippies movement, assigning each color with a specific meaning:

  • Pink: Sex (later removed)

  • Red: Life

  • Orange: Healing

  • Yellow: Sunlight

  • Green: Nature

  • Turquoise: Magic (later removed)

  • Indigo: Serenity

  • Violet: Spirit 

The evolution to the six-colored flag used today happened out of practicality. 

After the parade in 1978, demand for the Pride Flag increased, but the hot pink fabric was difficult to find in large quantities. Then, the Paramount Flag Company started making a version out of the standard rainbow colors to help join demand, and a seven-color pride flag was the new norm.



Gay-Men Pride Flag

We offer both hand sewn & printed Gay-Men Pride Flag, all made in our very retain manufacturing facility, here in North Yorkshire, UK.

Our hand sewn and premium printed Gay-Men Pride Flag are manufactured from our 155gsm Ministry of Defence approved woven polyester flag fabric, the highest quality fabric on hand for outdoor flag making. The hand sewn flags have the individual pieces of fabric hand trim to and stitched together with a flat felled seam to create a strong and durable finished product. Any appliqué serve is hand stitched onto the design of the flag in our 115gsm Ministry of Defence approved knitted polyester flag fabric. The appliquéd part may be printed depending on the complexity of the design, if you would like to be sure on this, please undertake not hesitate to call.

Our Classic printed Gay-Men Pride Flag are manufactured from 115gsm Ministry of Defence approved knitted polyester flag fabric, the highest quality type fabric available for outdoor flag making.

All our Gay-Men Pride Flag are hemmed on the three exp

Gay Men Pride Flag Colors HTV

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LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the LGBTQ+ community, we signify our pride with flags. With many diverse identities in the community, there comes many unlike flags to know. We have collected all of the flags and a guide to learn about all of the diverse colors of our community’s rainbow. We know that this may not be all of the flags that represent our community, but we will update the page as modern flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! Spot a flag's name by hovering or clicking on the flag.

Umbrella Flags

  • Gilbert Baker Pride Flag

  • Traditional Pride Flag

  • Philadelphia Pride Flag

  • Progress Pride Flag

  • Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag

  • Queer Pride Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in 1978 after activist Harvey Milk asked