Welcome back to Monday!
As we discussed in our last blog, it’s pride month! This celebration of equality and diversity for all parts of the LBGTQI+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, questioning, intersex, non-binary, asexual, pansexual, genderqueer et al.) has kicked off with a bang.
Did you know the infamous rainbow pride flag has a specific colour pattern, with meanings prescribed for each stripe? You’d be forgiven for assuming any rainbow flag pays tribute to the LGBTQI+ community, so today, we’re here to break down exactly what the colours mean and remind you that they come in a very specific order.
Who made the pride flag?
The original pride flag was created in the 1970s by Gilbert Baker, a vexillographer (that means he was a flag designer), artist, designer, and activist. Baker was an army medic who lived his life as an openly gay man.
This, of course, led to his being honourably discharged, and after that, he became a regular at gay rights and anti-war protest marches. He was taught to sew by his fellow activist, Mary Dunn, and used his flag-design skills to design a flag for the community in 1978. He refused to trademark the flag, seeing it as an open-source symbol for the community for all to use how they saw fit.
This has led to many variants, including the most up-to-date flag, the progress flag, designed to include more variants and identifications within the community. Below, we’ll discuss the colours of the progress flag, which include Baker’s original meanings and how the flag has been expanded.
Please note: The 1978 version of the pride flag included pink, but this colour was removed because the pink fabric was hard to find!
What do the colours mean?
In order from top to bottom, the stripes on the pride flag are:-
Red - Red is linked to blood, essential to this stripe’s meaning of life. It also represents passion and love
Orange - Orange represents healing
Yellow - yellow represents sunlight, radiance and brightness. Yellow also helps with creativity!
Green - Green conveys nature and the healing that comes from it. It’s also linked to prosperity and wealth.
Blue/Indigo - Blue represents serenity, as it’s a soothing, relaxing colour. You could, therefore also link it with sleep, which is healing and relaxing
Violet - Violet is ever present in royal robes, so it is linked to spirit and sovereignty. It’s a regal, royal colour
The Progress Pride flag also features a chevron with stripes on the left-hand side. It can also sometimes feature a circle on the far left representing intersex people.
Here’s what the stripes in the chevron represent from the outside:-
Black and brown chevron stripe - this represents people of colour and a nod to Marsha P Johnson, the black trans woman who threw the first brick at the original pride riot
Blue, Pink, and white chevron stripes - These stripes are the colour of the transgender flag and were added to the progress flag to represent the T in the LGBTQi+ community
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Welcome back to Monday!
As we discussed in our last blog, it’s pride month! This celebration of equality and diversity for all parts of the LBGTQI+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, questioning, intersex, non-binary, asexual, pansexual, genderqueer et al.) has kicked off with a bang.
Did you know the infamous rainbow pride flag has a specific colour pattern, with meanings prescribed for each stripe? You’d be forgiven for assuming any rainbow flag pays tribute to the LGBTQI+ community, so today, we’re here to break down exactly what the colours mean and remind you that they come in a very specific order.
Who made the pride flag?
The original pride flag was created in the 1970s by Gilbert Baker, a vexillographer (that means he was a flag designer), artist, designer, and activist. Baker was an army medic who lived his life as an openly gay man.
This, of course, led to his being honourably discharged, and after that, he became a regular at gay rights and anti-war protest marches. He was taught to sew by his fellow activist, Mary Dunn, and used his flag-design skills to design a flag for the community in 1978. He refused to trademark the flag, seeing it as an open-source symbol for the community for all to use how they saw fit.
This has led to many variants, including the most up-to-date flag, the progress flag, designed to include more variants and identifications within the community. Below, we’ll discuss the colours of the progress flag, which include Baker’s original meanings and how the flag has been expanded.
Please note: The 1978 version of the pride flag included pink, but this colour was removed because the pink fabric was hard to find!
What do the colours mean?
In order from top to bottom, the stripes on the pride flag are:-
Red - Red is linked to blood, essential to this stripe’s meaning of life. It also represents passion and love
Orange - Orange represents healing
Yellow - yellow represents sunlight, radiance and brightness. Yellow also helps with creativity!
Green - Green conveys nature and the healing that comes from it. It’s also linked to prosperity and wealth.
Blue/Indigo - Blue represents serenity, as it’s a soothing, relaxing colour. You could, therefore also link it with sleep, which is healing and relaxing
Violet - Violet is ever present in royal robes, so it is linked to spirit and sovereignty. It’s a regal, royal colour
The Progress Pride flag also features a chevron with stripes on the left-hand side. It can also sometimes feature a circle on the far left representing intersex people.
Here’s what the stripes in the chevron represent from the outside:-
Black and brown chevron stripe - this represents people of colour and a nod to Marsha P Johnson, the black trans woman who threw the first brick at the original pride riot
Blue, Pink, and white chevron stripes - These stripes are the colour of the transgender flag and were added to the progress flag to represent the T in the LGBTQi+ community
When you join forces with Get-Optimal, your Job Advert grows wings. Our heart is inclusive candidate attraction - automated, meaning your qualified response rate for open positions will soar by a minimum of 24%. We’ve trained our AI for four years with tens of millions of points of Job Ad data to surface the most critical parts of your Job Ad, saving you time you’d usually use copying from old or plagiarised ads. Our deep learning AI product also ensures that your job ad meets DE&I standards, so you’ll attract suitable candidates who aren’t dissuaded by how your job is advertised. Get-Optimal.com also helps you boost your company's ESG score. Get-Optimal.com falls into the Social component: Social metrics focus on how a company manages its relationships with stakeholders - how employees, customers, suppliers and communities are treated.
Your Job Ad will be returned in a downloadable, editable form. We're also integrated with Bullhorn and Salesforce, so you can drop it into whichever job board or multi-poster you prefer for ultimate reach. We also have some exciting new integrations, features and language capabilities coming down the pipe in 2024.
Ready to utilise AI, be the top choice commercially and win business over less enlightened competitors? Book your demo today and get started with Get-Optimal.
