Sexual Orientation Pride Flags


These pride flags are considered "sexual orientation" pride flags, since they represent the sexual desire of an individual. 

(We are still learning more and more flags. If you see one missing, please message so we can add the information to our growing list!)

Click on the flag for the name and details. 

Abrosexual Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation:  Someone who has fluidity in sexual orientation and may experience feeling different sexual orientations over time.  Could be as fluid as one day one sexuality, and another day something else. 

Flag Created In:  2015 (some say 2013)

Flag Creator: Mod Chad from of pride flags-for us

Flag Color Meanings: 

Green: Represents Queer Attraction

Fading into White: Represents  In Between Stage of Attraction Shifting

Pink: Represents Actual Shift Itself

Asexual  Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation: Someone who does not have sexual attraction to any gender 

Flag Created In: 2010

Flag Creator:  Asexual Visibility & Education Network contest winner called “standup”

Flag Color Meanings:

Black: Represents Asexuality

Gray:  Represents the gray between sexual and asexual (gray-asexuality & demi-sexuality)

White: Represents non-asexual partners & allies

Purple: Represents Community 

Bisexual  Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation: Someone who is sexually or romantically attracted to both men and women, or to more than one sex or gender.

Flag Created In:  1998

Flag Creator: Michael Page.  Pink Blending into Blue making purple represents bisexual people blending into straight and gay communities. 

Flag Color Meanings:

Pink: Represents attracted to Same Gender

Purple: Represents attracted to two or more genders, definition of bisexuality

Blue: Represents attracted to different Gender 


Butch Lesbian Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation: A woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women. Butch indicates a gender expression that is typically more masculine. 

Flag Created In: 2016

Flag Creator:  Tumblr User - Dorian-rutherford

Flag Color Meanings: (Supposedly)

Blue: Represents masculinity

Purple: Represents lesbian & female indentifying folks

White: Represents people across the gender & sexuality spectrums


Demisexual Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation:  People who only experience sexual attraction after forming a strong emotional bond with another person. 

Flag Created In:  2010

Flag Creator:  A member of AVEN (Asexual Visibility and Education Network) 

Flag Color Meanings: 

Black: Represents a lack of sexual attraction

White: Represents allosexuality (the presences of sexuality) 

Gray: Represents Gray-Ace or Graysexuality 

Purple: Represents community 

Graysexual Pride Flag

Definition:  People who identify as asexual but don’t fall into one of the primary types of asexuality. 

Flag Created In: 2013

Flag Creator:  Milith Rusignuolo

Flag Color Meanings: 

Purple: Represents someone who experiences no sexual attraction

Gray to White: Represents a signal experience of sexual attraction before shifting back to asexuality. 

Heterosexual Pride Flag

Definition:  A person attracted to the opposite gender as their gender identity. 

Flag Created In:  Early 2000's

Flag Creator:  Unknown

Flag Color Meanings: 

Black & White: Represents the straight community. 



Labrys Lesbian  Pride Flag

History: One of the first lesbian flags created. 

Flag Created In: 1999

Flag Creator: Sean Campbell

Flag Color Meanings:

Black Triangle: Represents a repurposed Nazi symbol of a mark used on women who did not conform to Nazi ideals. 

Double Axe (Labrys): Represents strength and feminism of homosexual women. 

Violet: Represents sapphic desire and female love relationships. 

Lesbian Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation: A woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women.

Flag Created In:  2010

Flag Creator: Natalie McCray

*There is an modern version of this flag with one less pink and orange stripe created by Emily Gwen in 2018

Flag Color Meanings:

Darkest Orange: Gender nonconformity

Middle Orange: Represents Independence

Lightest Orange: Represents Community

White: Represents Unique relationships to womanhood

Lightest Pink: Represents Serenity and peace

Middle Pink: Represents Love and sex

Darkest Pink: Represents Femininity 

Lipstick Lesbian Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation: A woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women and are more feminine-presenting such as wearing makeup, dressing etc. 

Flag Created In:  2010

Flag Creator: Natalie McCray

Flag Color Meanings:

No clear definitions, just more femme-coloring. 

Omnisexual Pride Flag

Definition:  A person with sexual attraction to people of all genders, where gender does have an influence on attraction. 

Flag Created In: 2015 

Flag Creator:  Pastelmemer

Flag Color Meanings: (purposed)

Pink: Represents attraction to femininity and women. 

Blue: Represents attraction to masculinity and men. 

Dark Purple: Represents attraction to people whose gender fails outside of the categories above. 



Pansexual  Pride Flag

Definition of Orientation: Someone who feels attracted to a person without thinking about gender.  

Flag Created In:  2010

Flag Creator: Some say it's created by:  Tumblr user named Jasper V.  or Evie Varney

Flag Color Meanings:

Pink: Represents attraction to females; female identifying

Yellow: Represents attraction to anyone within the gender spectrum (non-binary)

Cyan: Represents attraction to male; male identifying 

Polysexual Pride Flag

Definition:  People who are attracted to multiple genders but not all genders

Flag Created In: 2012

Flag Creator:  Tumblr user (Samlin)

Flag Color Meanings: 

Pink: Represents attraction to women

Green: Represents attraction to non-binary or other gender identities

Blue:  Represents attraction to men 

Skoliosexual Pride Flag

Definition:  People who are attracted to non-binary individuals.

Flag Created In: unknown

Flag Creator:  deviantArt creator "Savvysweet"

Flag Color Meanings:

Yellow: Represents non-binary genders

Green: Represents alternative genders (bi-gender, genderqueer, etc.)

White: Represents an inclusion of all non-binary identities. 

Black: Represents those without a gender identity. 

Lavender Heart: Represents love for those outside binary-genders & it's placement represents acceptance. 

Trans-Inclusive Gay Men’s Pride Flag 

Definition of Orientation: (gay) sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of one's own sex or gender (used especially of a man).

Flag Created In: 2019

Flag Creator: Proposal from a Tumblr user

Flag Color Meanings: 

Green & Turquoise: Represents community & healing

White: Represents non conforming, transgender & non-binary people

Blue & Purple: Represents love, diversity & fortitude