So-called “Straight Pride Flags” are either displayed ironically, highlighting their gray and boring colors (in contrast to vibrant LGBTQ+ Pride flags), or they’re displayed by anti-LGBTQ+ activists to show a mocking Pride in being heterosexual and cisgender. Cis male transphobes recently unveiled a “Super Straight Pride Flag,” which they say signals their exclusive sexual and romantic attraction to cisgender women.

In 1979, production of the rainbow flag increased to adorn the lamp posts along the route for San Francisco’s Pride parade route. It’s unclear why the turquoise strip was removed, though it may have been due to the colored fabric’s unavailability in the fabric market or to its similarity to the color blue.

Sometimes the flag shows a lipstick imprint on its upper left corner, signifying “lipstick lesbians,” those who embody a traditionally feminine style.

Michael Page created the Bisexual Pride flag in 1998 as a symbol for bisexual visibility and pride. Its three differently colored horizontal stripes have specific meanings:

The Leather Pride flag was designed by Tony DeBlase in 1989 for the International Mr. Leather (IML) contest. It represents the leather and bondage-domination-submission-masochism (BDSM) communities. Its differently colored stripes represent the following:

Several Polyamory Pride Flags have been created over the years to represent individuals who engage in consensual, ethical non-monogamous relationships involving multiple partners. The earliest known flag was created by Jim Evans in 1995. Its differently colored stripes represent the following:

Below is an explanation of some of the most common Pride flags and their meanings. While many other Pride flags exist, some represent niche LGBTQ+ micro-identities as well as special interests and communities. So consider this a mere introduction to the world of LGBTQ+ flags.

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The Asexual Pride Flag was created in 2010 by a member of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), known as “standup.” AVEN chose the flag after three rounds of member voting that included members of the asexual community. Its stripes represent the following:

Those of us that are passionate about boating and happened to be married know that this can be the most difficult hurdle to overcome in a boat-buying decision. I’ve been married for 48 years to date and “we” have owned 49 different boats. Before you start giving me high fives for my supposed “gift,” know that I have failed twice as many times in my attempts to convince my wife about buying a different boat, a fact that I am not proud of. The following are strategies that I’ve found effective over the years on how to convince your spouse into buying a boat. I am old enough now that I wouldn’t want this valuable wisdom to be lost for the future generation of boaters in the event that I cross over the bar prematurely!

The Progress Pride flag was unveiled in June 2018 by Daniel Quasar, a self-identified “queer, nonbinary demiguy” and artist living in the Pacific Northwest. The flag contains the traditional Pride flag’s six rainbow-colored stripes and three differently colored sets of chevrons on its side, each set representing a traditionally marginalized LGBTQ+ community:

This approach is a slam dunk if you are brave enough to buy the boat without them knowing! Consulting them ahead of time immediately puts your spouse in charge of all the decisions. They could love a model that you aren’t crazy about, which doesn’t sound so bad if you think that means you are buying the Sea Ray instead of the Chaparral. You might be surprised when you learn that instead of buying your beloved Chaparral Express cruiser, you have signed on to buying a 40-foot Leopard catamaran sailboat.

Tumblr user 2Sanon shared the flag online on December 17, 2016, according to Queer In The World. The two feathers signify a male and female spirit, and the circle signifies wholeness in a single being.

“The key to understanding the symbolism of 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,” Nania explained.

This trick (I mean approach!) is especially useful for those of us that like small powerboats. There is nothing that gets your spouse to agree into purchasing a bigger boat more quickly then when they are bouncing their guts out on a trip to your favorite waterfront restaurant. Even a small boat driven appropriately will ride reasonably well in rough conditions. However, a good captain can make a good boat appear otherwise by selecting a particularly large cabin cruiser wake and hitting it at full speed or by choosing a day when it’s blowing 15 mph against an outgoing tide and running the 17-foot boat at three-fourths throttle into the three-foot waves for the one-hour trip. (This is a highly effective strategy but beware not to overdo it! The bigger boat they might want might not be in your budget.)

It’s unclear who created the Ally Pride flag, though it has been in use since the early 2000s. The black and white stripe background represents the heterosexual and cisgender community. The “A” shape stands for “ally,” it is rainbow-colored to represent allies’ support of LGBTQ+ people, and the shape points upward to represent the uplift and progress of the queer community.

Qasar (who uses xe/xem pronouns) designed the flag after seeing the 2017 Philadelphia Pride flag. Xe said xe wanted xyr flag to “shift focus and emphasis to what is important in our current community climate.” The chevrons point rightward to suggest forward movement, but remain on the flag’s left edge to show that progress still needs to be made, Quasar explained.

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Following Harvey Milk’s November 1978 assassination, demand for the Pride flag increased. While increasing production to meet demand, Baker and the Paramount Flag Company (where Baker worked) found that hot pink fabric wasn’t widely available. They dropped the pink stripe from the flag, reducing the number of colored stripes from eight to seven.

The Philadelphia Pride flag was unveiled on June 8, 2017 by Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, after the city’s Commission on Human Rights published a report on widespread racism in the city’s gay bars. The flag added a black and brown stripe to denote the historic contributions queer people of color as well as the ongoing fight for racial justice and inclusivity.

Either way, the number of colored stripes went from seven to six color. The flag’s six colors are now widely interpreted as representing the following aspects of the LGBTQ+ community and its journey:

Designs of the flag have included the symbol for “pi,” a Greek letter that represents a never-ending number in mathematics, and a heart with an infinity symbol inside of it to represent the infinite capability of love. These symbols are displayed in a gold color to represent energy and perseverance, PolyAmProud.com reports.

The Bear Brotherhood Flag was created by Craig Byrnes and Paul Witzkoske in 1995 as a way to represent hairy and large-bodied men. Its colors denote the different colors of bear fur throughout the world. The paw in the upper left corner denotes the “bear” identity taken by hairy and large-bodied queer men.

While this statement seems like an oxymoron, it might actually be true. If you currently own a 1977 35-foot sailboat that needs a new engine, set of sails, and standing rigging, it may be cheaper to sell it and move to a newer boat that doesn’t need those items replaced. In the case of a powerboat, it is quite reasonable to get a newer boat that burns two gallons less fuel per hour. Do not use this sales pitch if your spouse is an accountant! They will quickly calculate that spending $50,000 on a new boat because you can save $7.50/hr will take over 88 years to break even if gas costs $3.75/gal and you run the boat 75 hours/season…

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The Two-Spirit Pride Flag represents members of Indigenous cultures who have both a masculine and feminine spirit within them. The flag signifies a reclamation of Indigenous LGBTQ+ identities, traditions, and sovereignty.

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If you aren’t able to convince your spouse to purchase a new boat after using one of the above approaches, you will have to pull out all the stops. On a few occasions I found that you can break down their resistance if you combine all of the tricks, I mean arguments, together. For example, “I bought this great boat as a surprise to you for our anniversary. I wanted a boat that was safer for our kids, easier for me to handle, and one that had a more comfortable ride in rough water for you. I promise you that we will save so much money that it will almost pay for itself. I made such a good deal that the salesman threw in a bimini top, stereo, and a head at no extra charge!”

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The aforementioned site released a tri-color version of the flag designed by Red Howell. Howell’s version has a white chevron representing “the blank canvas upon which every non-monogamous person creates and develops their individual relationships.” The chevron points rightward to signal “hope for the future of the polyamorous and non-monogamous community” and “sits asymmetrically on the flag to reflect the non-traditional style of polyamorous relationships.”

American activist Natalie McCray created the Lesbian Pride Flag in 2010 to signify lesbian experiences and identity. Its seven stripes in varying shades of orange, white, and pink have a specific meaning:

In 2021, Valentino Vecchietti of the group Intersex Equality Rights UK incorporated the intersex flag into the Progress Pride flag. The flag recognizes the intersex community as a traditionally marginalized group and represents both its progress toward achieving equal rights and the progress left to be made.

The Intersex Pride flag was created in 2013 by Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia, an organization that promotes the human rights and bodily autonomy of intersex people, those born with an anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

The orange version was created by Jim, moderator of the Tumblr page butchspace, Women’s Health reported. Its colored stripes represent the following (according to its creator):

“We are still fighting for bodily autonomy and genital integrity, and this symbolizes the right to be who and how we want to be,” Carpenter said of the flag’s design.

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Tumbler user Dorian-rutherford created the first Butch Lesbian Pride flag in 2016, replacing the lesbian flag’s “feminine” colors with more “masculine” shades of blues and purple to represent butch and non-femme identifying lesbians. Its colors symbolize the following:

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LGBTQ+ tourists have another reason to visit Leadenhall Market in the heart of London’s financial district: an art installation that displays thirty different iterations of the Pride flag.

The Genderqueer Pride Flag was created by designer Marilyn Roxie and its final version was unveiled in June 2011, according to GenderQueerId.com. Its color stripes represent different parts of the genderqueer community:

If you are one of the boaters who attended the recent Bay Bridge Boat Show with the goal of buying your very first boat or upgrading to your next boat, you definitely need to read further. If you are not in a committed relationship where you are bound financially, your only decisions will be the normal things such as size, make, engine, sail plan, price range, color, etc. to make your dream a reality. The above decisions are sometimes difficult, but pale in comparison with those of us in a committed relationship where finances are mutual. Not only do we have to make the above decisions, but we must convince our significant others that all the choices we have made are the “correct ones.” So, if you have marriage plans in your future, don’t waste your time reading any further, you are good to go, and know that those of us on the other side of the fence are extremely envious.

The Abrosexual Pride Flag’s origin is unclear. One source says it was either created by a Tumblr user named Mod Chad for the pride flags-for-us Tumblr page or it was created in 2013 by a user of the DeviantArt website. Regardless, the flag represents those who experience a fluid or changing attraction to different genders. Its differently colored stripes represent the following:

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The flag has never been widely recognized as an emblem representing the lesbian community, in part because it was developed by a gay man.

“I wish to live with a sense of authenticity and not change myself to fit in but instead, to be welcomed to join in with everyone,” Vecchietti told the BBC when explaining why they included the intersex flag within the Progress Pride flag.

Its purple color represents a mixing of the traditionally masculine color blue with the traditionally feminine pink color. The inverted black triangle reclaims the inverted pink triangle used by Nazis to stigmatize LGBTQ+ prisoners. The labrys, a double-sided axe, has a historic association with ancient Greek female goddesses. In the 1970s, some lesbian feminists embraced the labrys as a symbol of strength and self-sufficiency.

The Pansexual Pride flag was anonymously posted by a Tumblr user named Jasper V in 2010. Its colors represent the following:

The flag’s colors were taken from an earlier version of a Bisexual Pride Flag, created by Liz Nania for the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987. Nania’s flag had two inverted blue and pink triangles (or “biangles”), which overlapped to create a third lavender biangle.

The aromantic pride flag was designed by a Tumblr user named Cameron in 2014 to represent people who do not feel romantic attraction to others. Its stripes represent the following:

The Pride Flags for Leather Boys and Girls represent younger people in the leather and BDSM subcultures. The origin of the flags is unclear. Their different colors represent the following:

Howell’s design also includes purple to represent a united non-monogamous community, including historically “unacknowledged, suppressed, ridiculed, or erased” non-monogamous practices by people of color and Indigenous people.

Although designers have created various transgender Pride flags over the recent years, the most widely recognized one was created by transgender woman Monica Helms in 1999. The flag made its public debut at a Pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.

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The Demisexual Pride Flag represents individuals who feel sexual attraction only after forming a deep emotional bond or connection with another person. It’s unclear who created the flag, but it uses the same colors as the asexual flag, which was created in 2010. Its differently colored areas represent the following:

When your current boat has none of these, your spouse is probably more interested in replacing you than the boat! Austerity is rarely attractive to a spouse especially when their comfort is compromised, unless you are a drop dead gorgeous or handsome individual. While it may be an easy sell on the surface, deep down your spouse may not want to make any further financial commitments with you until they consult their divorce lawyer one more time. Recently, I sensed that my wife’s desire to keep me around was dwindling. I believe that I bought some time by adding a really nice bimini top to our boat.

The Demiromantic Pride Flag was created and posted on March 9, 2015 by Tumblr user @QueerAsCat to represent individuals who feel romantic attraction only after forming a deep emotional bond or connection with another person. Its differently colored areas represent the following:

While it’s unclear who created this flag, it emerged online and at San Francisco Pride in 2019 and gained popularity during the worldwide protests for racial justice and police reform in 2020. It represents the overlapping movements for racial justice and LGBTQ+ rights.

Baker’s original design — co-created, hand-dyed, and sewn by Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara, and other activists — was first displayed at the June 25, 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. It consisted of eight differently colored stripes, each with its own symbolism:

In 1999, a gay male graphic designer named Sean Campbell created the Labrys Lesbian Pride flag for a special Pride edition of the Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Times, according to The Queerstory Files,

Carpenter said he wanted to create a non-derivative flag that was “firmly grounded in meaning.” He chose yellow and purple as colors that were “free from gender associations and were historically used to represent intersex people.” He put a circle in the flag to represent something “unbroken and unornamented, symbolizing wholeness and completeness, and our potentialities.”

Some people complained that the rainbow Pride flag already represents all queer people, regardless of skin color. A spokeswoman for Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs said the new flag is neither meant as a “replacement” nor a challenger to the standard six-strip Pride flag, but merely an “additive” and inclusive version of the widely recognized LGBTQ+ icon.

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The flag’s raised fist represents defiance, resistance, and solidarity — historically, the raised fist has been displayed in support of workers’ rights, anti-fascism, anti-racism, and other revolutionary social movements. The varying colors on the fist represent different skin tones, a sign of anti-racist unity in the ongoing fight for liberation and equality.

Playing on your spouse’s emotions is a risky proposition unless you are positive that they still love you as much as when you first got married. They may decide that your 50-foot catamaran serves its purpose just fine and insist that you should wash and wax it before next weekend’s regatta even though the current temperature is 90 degrees. With you out of the way, they will be free to get a new boat with your replacement. In my experience, downsizing to a smaller boat seems to be met with less resistance. If you are clever, you can go down by very small increments, say two to three feet every other year, and have a new boat more often. Be careful not to be too drastic in size reduction or you may find yourself not being able to stop the boat from bouncing your guts out on the way to that waterfront restaurant.

“If we had this 40-foot Grand Soleil racer/cruiser, we’d win all the club regattas, and that trophy would really dress up our mantel!”

On the surface you may think that this will work only for powerboaters. Many sailors are just as passionate about going faster. If you are lucky, your spouse will share your need for speed. If so, getting that new faster boat will be easy. If your spouse isn’t crazy about going faster, you’ll need to educate them on its merits:

During Pride Month, it’s common to see a variety of LGBTQ+ Pride flags. But the variety of designs and meanings can be hard to decipher. Each one has its own unique history and symbolism, which celebrate the diversity of identities under the queer umbrella.

If you actually have children, this one really works well! There is almost nothing a loving parent won’t do to insure their children’s safety or to increase the amount of fun they have when onboard. Moving up to a runabout with higher freeboard, a self-righting sailboat with life lines, or a cabin cruiser with a TV in the kid’s bunk room, are always an easy sell. Caution: Do not start having kids so you can get a new boat.

In 1985, Baker told The Bay Area Reporter that he chose the rainbow design because of its associations with the 1960s countercultural hippie and World Peace movements, as well as other uses dating as far back as ancient Egypt. He also said the flag related to the Rolling Stone’s song “She’s Like a Rainbow” (a song about living artistry) rather than Judy Garland’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (a song about idyllic escapism).

The nonbinary pride flag was designed by Kye Rowan in 2014 to represent people whose gender identity doesn’t exclusively align with the male-female gender binary. Its stripes represent the following:

The Skoliosexual Pride Flag was created in 2015 by deviantArt user Savvysweet as a symbol for people who feel attraction to individuals who are gender-fluid, gender-non-conforming, and non-binary. Its different colored stripes represent the following:

In 1977, gay activist and politician Harvey Milk challenged gay military veteran and artist Gilbert Baker to create a symbol to represent and unite the gay community. Before then, the most common gay emblem was the upside-down pink triangle symbol that Nazis used to mark queer prisoners throughout the Holocaust — a dark reminder of anti-gay oppression.

Although not widely recognized or displayed, the Queer Pride Flag was created by designer Pastelmemer in 2015. Its colored stripes represent the following:

If you and your spouse attended the Bay Bridge Boat Show and already purchased a boat to your liking, congratulations! No doubt, you’ve probably been involved in boating long enough to stumble upon one of the above strategies. If you are one of the single people who “thought” that they might get married in the future and have read the above suggestions, you now realize that you should immediately buy your dream boat while you are still completely in charge!