The LGBT Rainbow flag was originally the called the Gay Pride Flag when it was introduced in 1978. On the current flag, the red stripe represents life, the orange stripe represents healing, the yellow stripe represents sunlight, the green stripe represents nature, the blue stripe represents serenity and the violet stripe represents spirit. The current flag has 6 even horizontal stripes which are colored (top to bottom) red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. – Amended from The Transgender Language Primer.
It refers to a population of people united by having gender identities or sexual orientations that differ from the heterosexual, and cisgender majority. “An acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and others. ” Someone, who can be transgender or cisgender, who is generally attracted or cisgenderattracted to someone of the same gender.
Original Design: Unveiled at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade 25 June 1978.Ĭurrent design: Unveiled at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade 24 June 1979.
