The flag was modified in 1979 by the organizers of the 1979 San Francisco Pride parade, who wanted to 'split the flag into two in order to decorate the two sides of the parade route,' according to Virginia's Old Dominion University website. 'In the original eight-color version, pink stood for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for the sun, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony and violet for the soul,' the website of Amherst College in Massachusetts explains. The rainbow flag, seen first in the gallery above, was designed by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 San Francisco's Gay Freedom Celebration. Cameron Whimsey via Wikimedia Commons The demisexual pride flag. KiwiNeko14 via Wikimedia Commons The aromantic pride flag. McLennonSon via Wikimedia Commons The pansexual pride flag. Calcavorix via Wikimedia Commons The polysexual pride flag. Marilyn Roxie, McLennonSon via Wikimedia Commons The gender fluid pride flag. Jim Evans via Wikimedia Commons The genderqueer pride flag. Kye Rowan via Wikimedia Commons The polyamorous pride flag. Britrek87 via Wikimedia Commons A non-binary pride flag. Michael Page via Wikimedia Commons The asexual pride flag.
Dlloyd based on Monica Helms design via Wikimedia Commons The bisexual pride flag. L ke in Inkscape via Wikimedia Commons The transgender pride flag. Guanaco via Wikimedia Commons The lesbian pride flag designed in 2018.