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*purple (representing "spirit").
*purple (representing "spirit").


There was originally also a pink stripe.<ref>http://www.lambda.org/symbols.htm#Rainbow</ref>
The original version also had also a "hot pink" stripe representing "sexuality", and an indigo stripe representing "harmony".<ref>http://www.lambda.org/symbols.htm#Rainbow</ref>


See also: [[trans flag]]
See also: [[trans flag]]

Revision as of 13:57, 4 May 2013

The rainbow flag

The rainbow flag has been a symbol for LGBT people since the 1970s. it originated in California. Originally it had eight stripes, but it now normally has six, representing the diversity of the LGBT community.

The different stripes are sometimes reckoned to have symbolic meaning:

  • red (representing "life")
  • orange (representing "healing")
  • yellow (representing "sunlight")
  • green (representing "nature")
  • blue (representing "art")
  • purple (representing "spirit").

The original version also had also a "hot pink" stripe representing "sexuality", and an indigo stripe representing "harmony".[1]

See also: trans flag

References

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