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Demiromantic Pride Flag

Demiromantic: Feeling romantic attraction to someone only after forming an emotional bond with them. Part of the grey-romantic and broader aromantic community.

Aromantic: Little to no romantic attraction to others.

History: The term demiromantic describes an identity under the asexual and grey-asexual umbrellas. The coinage of the term is unknown, however a page on The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) was created for demiromantic in August 2011 under the lexicon section of the website.

Demiromantic people may use a pre-fix when describing their romantic identity, such as “demi-homoromantic” to future specify their romantic attraction. Like all romantic identities, demiromantics may have any sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or expression.

Little information is known about the meaning and creation of the demiromantic flag. However, those within the demiromantic community speculate that it is based off the aromantic flag and AVEN logo. The flag continues to gain popularity as the aromantic and asexual communities continue to become more visible.

This resource page is a non-exhaustive, compilation of information about the many pride flags that some in the LGBTQIA+ community use. On this page, you’ll find the community represented by each flag, an image of the flag, a breakdown of what each of the colors and symbols on the flag means, as well as the creator or creators of each of the flags. If you would like us to add a pride flag to this list, please email [email protected]!

The rainbow Pride Flag has a rich and beautiful history. For more than 40 years, it's been an enduring symbol of community and solidarity, while continuously evolving to encompass additional identities, too.

Here's 12 flags that represent LGBTQA+ identities. While not an exhaustive list, this is a good place for allies to begin building their knowledge and understanding.

Original 8-stripe Pride Flag

In 1978, Gilbert Baker created the original Pride Flag, with eight horizontal stripes. Each band of color celebrates a different attribute or characteristic. The eight colors (from top to bottom) are:

Hot Pink for sexuality
Red for life
Orange for healing
Yellow for sunlight
Green for nature
Turquoise for magic
Blue for serenity
Violet for spirit

6-stripe Pride Flag

In 1979, the two colors of Hot Pink and Turquoise were dropped, thus creating the well-recognized 6-stripe Pride Flag. This flag with the Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet horizontal stripes remains a popular symbol of LGBTQA+ Pride.

Philadelphia Pride Flag

In 2017, a new interpretation of the the Pride Flag emerged. Named for the city where it was first created, the Philadelphia flag added stripes of Black and Brown to the previous six colors, thus better representing and advocating for LGBTQA+ people of color.

Progress Flag

Not long afterward in 2018, the Progress Pride Flag gained prominence in the community. This new edition of the Pride Flag has colors to represent both trans people and LGBTQA+ people of color in addition to the six rainbow stripes. For anyone wanting to show as much support as possible for the LGBTQA+ community, the Progress Flag - with the arrows to represent inclusion and progression - is a great way to indicate pride for multiple identities.

The five arrows (from left to right) are White, Pink, and Light Blue for transgender individuals and Brown and Black for people of color.