Ī new lesbian flag modeled after the seven-band "pink" flag was introduced on Tumblr in 2018, with colors dark orange representing "gender non-conformity", orange for "independence", light orange for "community", white for "unique relationships to womanhood", pink for "serenity and peace", dusty pink for "love and sex", and dark rose for "femininity". The credit for the modification of the lipstick flag remains unknown however, the colors-only adaptation attracted more use as a general lesbian pride flag. The seven colors of the "pink" lesbian flag were copied from the lipstick lesbian flag (as a consequence, it has been mischaracterized as another version of the lipstick flag). The flag represents "homosexual women who have a more feminine gender expression". The lipstick lesbian flag was introduced in 2010 in the weblog This Lesbian Life. The color violet became associated with lesbians via the poetry of Sappho. Some lesbians reclaimed this symbol as gay men reclaimed the pink triangle (many lesbians also reclaimed the pink triangle although lesbians were not included in Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code).
Women considered asocial by the Third Reich, which included homosexual females, because they did not conform to the Nazi ideal of a woman were condemned to concentration camps and wore a downward-pointing black triangle badge to identify them. In the 1970s it was adopted as a symbol of empowerment by the lesbian feminist community.
Among its functions, the labrys was associated as a weapon used by the Amazons of mythology. The design involves a labrys, a type of double-headed axe, superimposed on the downward-pointing black triangle, set against a violet background. The labrys lesbian flag was created in 1999 by graphic designer Sean Campbell, and published in June 2000 in the Palm Springs edition of the Gay and Lesbian Times Pride issue. No single flag design for a lesbian pride flag has been widely adopted. The origin of the symbol, sometimes facetiously referred to as the "biangles", is largely unknown however, some postulations describe the colors as "pink represents attraction to women and the blue attraction to men, or the pink represents homosexuality, the blue heterosexuality and the purple bisexuality." Intersex The blue and pink overlapping triangle symbol represents bisexuality and bi pride. Page described the meaning of the colors as, "The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian), the blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi)." He also described the flag's meaning in deeper terms, stating "The key to understanding the symbolism in the Bi Pride Flag is to know that the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the 'real world' where bi people blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities." The finished rectangular flag consists of a broad pink stripe at the top, a broad stripe in blue at the bottom, and a narrow purple stripe in the center. Page chose a combination of Pantone Matching System (PMS) colors magenta (pink), lavender (purple), and royal (blue). Introduced on December 5, 1998, the bisexual pride flag was designed by Michael Page to represent and increase the visibility of bisexuals in the LGBT community and society as a whole. The International Bear Brotherhood Flag was designed in 1995 by Craig Byrnes.
Bear events are common in heavily gay communities. Bear clubs often serve as social and sexual networks for older, hairier, sometimes heavier gay and bisexual men, and members often contribute to their local gay communities through fundraising and other functions. The bear community has spread all over the world, with bear clubs in many countries. Some state that self-identifying as a bear is the only requirement, while others argue that bears must have certain physical characteristics, such as a hairy chest and face, a large body, or a certain mode of dress and behavior.īears are almost always gay or bisexual men transgender men attracted to other men are increasingly included within bear communities. There is ongoing debate in bear communities about what constitutes a bear. The bear concept can function as an identity, an affiliation, and an ideal to live up to. Bears tend to have hairy bodies and facial hair some are heavy-set some project an image of working-class masculinity in their grooming and appearance, though none of these are requirements or unique indicators. Bear is an affectionate gay slang term for those in the bear communities, a subculture in the gay community and an emerging subset of the LGBT community with its own events, codes, and a culture-specific identity.