The Transgender Flag
This is one of several versions of the transgender flag I’ve been able to find on the Internet. No offense to its creator, but, it doesn’t really say much about us as a group. I mean, blue and pink stands for boy and girl, as does the symbol in the left hand corner. But, it’s still rather generic.
We have a very diverse community, and if we’re going to fly a banner, it should try to represent that diversity.
Sure, we can keep the pink and the blue, even though some might argue they are stereotypical colors imposed by a cruel and rigid society.
But maybe we should also have a band of grey, to represent everyone who isn’t precisely male or female.
I’d also add a stripe of black for all those among us killed by violence.
A dark blue would account for the depression so many of us endure.
Add some green for those who sit and wish they had it better.
And yellow for those too afraid to make a change for a better life.
Or…maybe we should just stick with the pink and the blue.
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From Wikipedia
The Transgender Pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 2000.
The flag represents the transgendered community and consists of five horizontal stripes, two light blue, two pink, with a white stripe in the center.
Monica describes the meaning of the flag as follows:
The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersexed. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives.
Other transgender symbols include the butterfly (symbolizing transformation or metamorphosis), and a pink/light blue yin and yang symbol is also used.
The Transgender Pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 2000.
The flag represents the transgendered community and consists of five horizontal stripes, two light blue, two pink, with a white stripe in the center.
Monica describes the meaning of the flag as follows:
The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersexed. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives.
Other transgender symbols include the butterfly (symbolizing transformation or metamorphosis), and a pink/light blue yin and yang symbol is also used.
The Transgender Pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 2000.
The flag represents the transgendered community and consists of five horizontal stripes, two light blue, two pink, with a white stripe in the center.
Monica describes the meaning of the flag as follows:
The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersexed. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives.
Other transgender symbols include the butterfly (symbolizing transformation or metamorphosis), and a pink/light blue yin and yang symbol is also used.
I would like to know where I can get TG logo, in various sizes. Especially magnetic
the pink and blue is much better flag