Pride month is a time for protest and celebration, one when the LGBT+ community unite under the rainbow banner or their chosen Pride flag. For more resources and activities, read our blog post for tips on teaching kids about Pride Month.LGBT flags and a breakdown of their colours and meanings So, if you’re attending a Pride event this summer or want to make your Pride parade at home, deck out your wagon with your very own Pride flag to share the knowledge of the rich history and meaning it represents. The tradition of Pride flags is being updated and reimagined to reflect the people and advocates it represents. Just as this movement has been built on leaders and events of the past, so have the flags that represent Pride. According to the organization, yellow and purple are hermaphrodite colors while the circle symbolizes completeness and wholeness. The Intersex Pride Flag was introduced in 2013 by I ntersex Human Rights Australia (formerly OII Australia). These stripes represent the explicit inclusion of people of color who have historically faced oppression and discrimination in the movement.ĭesigner Valentino Vecchietti reimagined the flag to include intersex people, represented by the yellow background and purple circle seen in the Progress Pride Flag. Philadelphia introduced a Pride flag under the direction of Amber Hikes that included the black and brown stripe. Light blue represents boys, light pink represents girls, and a white stripe represents those transitioning, people that identify with a neutral gender, no gender, or intersex. In an interview, Quasar said, “The initial idea was important because I felt like I could bring something to the table when it came to the way the flag was shifting within the community.” The Transgender Flag was created in 2000. Little ones can explore how these meanings resonate with them through the coloring page, such as adding sunbeams in the yellow stripe or trees in the green stripe.ĭesigner Daniel Quasar incorporated the Transgender Flag into the traditional 6-stripe Pride flag. Each color has a meaning: red is life, orange is healing, yellow is sunlight, green is nature, blue is serenity, and purple is spirit. These colors are featured in the traditional Pride flag. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple :
We encourage you and your little ones to learn about different flags, like the Traditional Gay Pride Flag created by Gilbert Baker in 1979 and the Philadelphia People of Color Inclusive Flag created under the direction of Amber Hikes which includes a black and brown stripe to promote inclusion and intersectionality. Keep reading to discover the meaning behind these colors. This flag builds on the traditional six-stripe rainbow flag with black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes. For this guide and printable, we used the Progress Pride Flag. There are different types of Pride flags to represent different identities and communities.
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Use this blog post and the free coloring page printable to help teach your child the meaning behind the colors on the Pride flag.
The Pride flag is more than just a rainbow of colors. June is Pride Month! As families celebrate and support equal rights, kids might see the Pride flag in local parades, merchandise, or around town.