"Though I started reading about gender and sexuality right away in my college library the first semester I started there, the online component allowed me to browse through forums and articles and to chat with people who seemed to identify like I did when I was in the process of figuring it all out." "Online communities have been tremendously influential, giving people a virtual space to do research on possibilities and especially to find others who feel similarly," they said. Marilyn Roxie, the designer of the genderqueer Pride flag, told Majestic Mess that the rise in social media platforms and other internet hubs for queer people has been hugely important in leading to the creation of new flags. Purple representing the true diversity of men being in love with other men in presentation, relationships, & life experience and goes against the stereotyping and fetishizing often put upon gay men.
There has been a meaningful uptick in new Pride flags since 2010, with versions for intersex, nonbinary, and agender people. Some, like the two-spirit Pride flag and the updated Pride flag, incorporate Baker's original design while adding more colors and elements to acknowledge both Native Americans and the broader POC community, respectively. The damage that this mindset creates is not only harmful to Gay Men, but Lesbians. Dear reader, while the internet may have convinced you otherwise, Gay Men and Lesbians have solidarity built by tears and blood. Since Gilbert Baker first created the original rainbow Pride flag back in 1978, designers and activists of all genders, identities, and sexual orientations have made different iterations to reflect unique communities. This carrd is framing Gay Men as oppressors of lesbians on the basis of having similar flag layouts. It's also a celebration of the beauty and diversity of the experience, flown at Pride events all throughout the month of June. Finally, a flag just for representing gay men This flag was created just a few years ago around the same time as the community lesbian flag and parallels. Over the past 40-plus years, the rainbow Pride flag has become a symbol synonymous with the LGBTQ+ community and its fight for equal rights and acceptance across the globe.